§ 215. Special provisions applicable to appropriations made to the
judiciary in the legislature and judiciary budget. 1. The amount
appropriated for any program within a major purpose within the schedule
of appropriations made to the judiciary in any fiscal year in the
legislature and judiciary budget for such year may be increased or
decreased by interchange with any other program within that major
purpose with the approval of the chief administrator of the courts who
shall file such approval with the department of audit and control and
copies thereof with the senate finance committee and the assembly ways
and means committee except that the total amount appropriated for any
major purpose may not be increased or decreased by more than the
aggregate of five percent of the first five million dollars, four
percent of the second five million dollars and three percent of amounts
in excess of ten million dollars of an appropriation for the major
purpose. The allocation of maintenance undistributed appropriations made
for later distribution to major purposes contained within a schedule
shall not be deemed to be part of such total increase or decrease.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, monies appropriated to
the judiciary in any fiscal year in the legislature and judiciary budget
for such year may be used in part to reimburse state-paid judges and
justices, except those of city courts outside the city of New York, for
transportation and travel expenses in accordance with section two
hundred twenty-two of this chapter; provided, however, such
reimbursement may be up to but not in excess of such maximum amount per
day as the chief administrator shall prescribe by rule.