NY Mil L § 180 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 9 - Armories 180 - Armories and Other Facilities in the City of New York.

§ 180. Armories and other facilities in the city of New York.  1.  All   armories  and  other  facilities  located  in  the  city of New York and   devoted to the use of the organized militia, title to which is vested in   the corporation of the city of  New  York,  and  all  armory  equipment,   furnishings,  materials  and  other  property  furnished  or supplied to   armories in the city of New York by such city or otherwise  pursuant  to   the provisions of this chapter as existing prior to July first, nineteen   hundred  forty-two  shall  continue to be available, used and applied to   and for armory  or  other  military  purposes  in  accordance  with  the   provisions  of  this  chapter, without charge by the city of New York to   the state notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or other law.2. The state or the United States or the state and the  United  States   acting  jointly  is  or  are  hereby authorized, as the adjutant general   shall determine to be  necessary  and  provided  that  funds  have  been   appropriated or provided by the state or by the United States or by both   for  such  purposes,  to  construct  or  demolish an armory or building,   structure or facility for the  use  of  the  organized  militia  and  to   reconstruct, repair, rehabilitate, improve, equip, furnish, maintain and   operate  such  armory,  building, structure or facility on land owned by   the city of New York and available, used and applied to and  for  armory   purposes or other military purposes. Such armory, building, structure or   facility shall be available, used and applied to and for armory or other   military purposes without charge by the city of New York to the state or   to  the  United  States.  The  cost  of  such  construction, demolition,   reconstruction,   repair,   rehabilitation,   improvement,    equipping,   furnishing,   maintenance   and  operation  of  such  armory,  building,   structure or facility shall be borne by  the  state  or  by  the  United   States or jointly by both and not by the city of New York.3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,   any armory located in the city of New York and devoted to the use of the   organized militia, title to which is vested in the  corporation  of  the   city  of  New  York,  may  be  released  to  the city of New York by the   adjutant general, acting for and on behalf and in the name of the people   of the state of New York, upon such terms and conditions  and  for  such   consideration  arrived  at  after  an  appraisal,  as may be agreed upon   between such city and the adjutant general and approved by the  director   of  the  budget.  A  release  hereby authorized shall be executed by the   adjutant  general  under  his  official  seal  and,  upon   being   duly   acknowledged  by  him  and  such  acknowledgment  duly certified, may be   recorded in the office of the clerk or register of the county where such   armory is situated; provided, however, that such release  shall  not  be   valid  without  the  approval thereof by the attorney general, as to its   form and manner of execution, endorsed thereon or annexed  thereto.  All   moneys  paid  by  the city of New York for the release herein authorized   shall be received by the state comptroller and deposited by him  to  the   credit  of the capital projects fund established by section ninety-three   of the state finance law and shall be available, after appropriation  by   the legislature, only for construction, reconstruction or improvement of   armory facilities, including acquisition of real property, if required.