N.Y. Jud. Law § 219

§ 219. Capital plans for court facilities. The chief executive officer\nof each political subdivision of the state specified in paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision two of section thirty-nine of this chapter shall, not later\nthan twenty-four months after the effective date of this section,\nprepare and submit to the chief administrator an assessment of the\nsuitability and sufficiency for the transaction of business of the\nfacilities it furnishes the courts, together with a plan for the\nacquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,\nimprovement and financing of such facilities and such additional\nfacilities as may be needed by the unified court system as reasonably\ndetermined by the chief administrator after consultation with the chief\nexecutive officer. In making such determinations, the chief\nadministrator may establish priorities among the facilities' needs\nwithin each political subdivision if he or she determines that it is\npracticable and in the best interests of the unified court system to do\nso. Each such assessment and plan shall be in the form prescribed by the\nchief administrator and prepared in compliance with such standards and\nadministrative policies as may be promulgated pursuant to section\ntwenty-eight of article six of the constitution and shall be subject to\nthe approval of the court facilities capital review board. Following\nsuch approval, they shall constitute the capital plan for the political\nsubdivision by which they were prepared.\n