§ 215. Special provisions applicable to appropriations made to the\njudiciary in the legislature and judiciary budget. 1. The amount\nappropriated for any program within a major purpose within the schedule\nof appropriations made to the judiciary in any fiscal year in the\nlegislature and judiciary budget for such year may be increased or\ndecreased by interchange with any other program within that major\npurpose with the approval of the chief administrator of the courts who\nshall file such approval with the department of audit and control and\ncopies thereof with the senate finance committee and the assembly ways\nand means committee except that the total amount appropriated for any\nmajor purpose may not be increased or decreased by more than the\naggregate of five percent of the first five million dollars, four\npercent of the second five million dollars and three percent of amounts\nin excess of ten million dollars of an appropriation for the major\npurpose. The allocation of maintenance undistributed appropriations made\nfor later distribution to major purposes contained within a schedule\nshall not be deemed to be part of such total increase or decrease.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, monies appropriated to\nthe judiciary in any fiscal year in the legislature and judiciary budget\nfor such year may be used in part to reimburse state-paid judges and\njustices, except those of city courts outside the city of New York, for\ntransportation and travel expenses in accordance with section two\nhundred twenty-two of this chapter; provided, however, such\nreimbursement may be up to but not in excess of such maximum amount per\nday as the chief administrator shall prescribe by rule.\n
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