N.Y. Transportation Law § 303: State appropriation

§ 303. State appropriation. No moneys shall be expended for the state

share of any municipal project unless and until the project has been

approved by the commissioner and unless and until such project shall

have been recommended by the governor in a budget bill which specifies

the project to be acquired, constructed, reconstructed or improved, the

estimated project cost, the estimated federal assistance to be received

and the estimated state and local shares of the project cost to be

required during the state fiscal year for which the appropriation is

recommended and shall have been approved by the legislature for such

state fiscal year.