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SECTION 77
Leases of public buildings to posts of veteran organizations, organizations of volunteer firefighters, and child care agencies
General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 5
§ 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.