N.Y. General Municipal Law § 99-q: Facilities for the unified court system

§ 99-q. Facilities for the unified court system. Notwithstanding the

provisions of any general, special or local law, charter or ordinance to

the contrary, a municipality which is a political subdivision specified

in paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section thirty-nine of the

judiciary law may upon the approval of its governing board:

1. Sell, convey, lease, exchange or otherwise make available to any

person, firm, association, corporation or agency, including a public

body, the title to or an interest in real property, and enter into

contracts therefor, for the design, construction, reconstruction,

rehabilitation or improvement of facilities provided or to be provided

for the purposes of the unified court system of the state; and

2. Acquire by purchase, lease, sublease or other agreement the

facilities provided or to be provided for the purposes of the unified

court system of the state.

All contracts entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section

shall be subject to the provisions of sections one hundred one and one

hundred three of this chapter.