New York Consolidated Laws, General Municipal Law - GMU § 77. Leases of public buildings to posts of veteran organizations, organizations of volunteer firefighters, and child care agencies

1. A municipal corporation may lease, for not exceeding five years, to a post or posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, American Legion, Catholic War Veterans, Inc., Disabled American Veterans, the Army and Navy Union, U.S.A., Marine Corps League, AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, Masonic War Veterans of the State of New York, Inc., Veterans of World War I of the United States of America Department of New York, Inc., Polish-American Veterans of World War II, Amsterdam, N.Y., Inc., Polish-American Veterans of World War II, Schenectady, N.Y., Inc., Polish Legion of American Veterans, Inc., Vietnam Veterans of America or other veteran organization of members of the uniformed services of the United States who (a) were honorably discharged from such service or (b) have a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) are discharged LGBT veterans, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or to an incorporated organization or an association of either active or exempt volunteer firefighters, a public building or part thereof, belonging to such municipal corporation, except schoolhouses in actual use as such, without expense, or at a nominal rent, fixed by the board or council having charge of such buildings and provide furniture and furnishings, and heat, light and janitor service therefor, in like manner.

2. A municipal corporation may lease to a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York which is authorized to care for children and which is subject to the visitation, inspection and supervision of the state board of social services a public building or part thereof belonging to such municipal corporation, without expense or at a nominal rent, fixed by the board or council having charge of such buildings, and provide furniture and furnishings and heat, light and janitor service therefor, in like manner.