§ 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.