N.Y. CNT Law § 840

§ 840. Memorial day in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The board of\nsupervisors of the counties of Nassau and Suffolk may each appropriate\nannually an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars for the purpose of\ndefraying the expenses of the proper observance of Memorial or\nDecoration day at the Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, New York,\nand such observance is hereby declared a county purpose. The boards may\nraise money therefor by tax in the same manner as other county charges\nare levied and collected. The boards may appropriate such moneys to a\ncommittee of several veterans' (or other patriotic) organizations as may\nbe determined by the boards, which shall be known as "The Long Island\nNational Cemetery Memorial Committee" and such moneys shall be used and\nexpended by such committee for the proper observance of such day, and in\nsuch event the head of such committee, and the disbursing officer\nthereof, shall file a report thereof with each of the said boards not\nlater than thirty days after the observance of Memorial or Decoration\nday, showing the money received from each county pursuant to this\nprovision of law and the vouchers for the disbursement thereof.\n