N.Y. Educ. Law § 6005

§ 6005. Appropriations. The state university trustees shall maintain\ngeneral supervision over the requests for appropriations, budget,\nestimates and expenditures of such college. All moneys received from\nstate appropriations for such college shall be expended upon vouchers\napproved by the chancellor of the state university, as the chief\nadministrative officer of the state university, or by such authority or\nauthorities in the state university as shall be designated by the\nchancellor by a rule or written direction filed with the comptroller,\nwhen and in the manner authorized by the state university trustees.\n