Bill Text: NY A08607 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Expands the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Lewiston Fire Company No. 2.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-03 - REFERRED TO RULES [A08607 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08607-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8607--B

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 10, 2022
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
          ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to incorpo-
          ration of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
          Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, Inc., in relation to its purpose and  the
          use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 363 of the laws of  1982  relating  to
     2  incorporation  of  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ-
     3  ation of Lewiston Fire Company  No.  2,  Inc.  is  amended  to  read  as
     4  follows:
     5    §  3.  Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
     6  nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly  asso-
     7  ciation  for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their
     8  relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
     9  among the members of such corporation, to study  and  disseminate  among
    10  the  members  of  such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting
    11  fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
    12  who are injured, disabled or indigent,  to  promote  and  safeguard  the
    13  welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their families;
    14  to  provide  for  the  health and safety of the volunteer members of the
    15  corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members  of  the
    16  corporation  by  providing  social  and  recreational activities for the
    17  volunteer members of the corporation and the promotion of the  volunteer
    18  fire  service  within the territory protected by such fire department of
    19  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent  Association  of  Lewiston
    20  Fire Company No. 2, Inc., and to acquire real and personal property such
    21  as  may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and the promotion
    22  of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within  the  territory  now

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11978-04-2

        A. 8607--B                          2

     1  served  or which may hereafter be served by the fire department of Lewi-
     2  ston Fire Company No. 2.
     3    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to incorpo-
     4  ration  of  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
     5  Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, Inc., as amended by chapter 21 of the  laws
     6  of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
     7    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
     8  corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
     9  imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
    10  for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
    11  loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory  protected
    12  by  Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc.  within the town of Lewiston Fire
    13  Protection District located in Niagara county, New York. The officers of
    14  said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect  and  receive  the
    15  aforesaid  tax  shall  have  all  the  powers  and be subject to all the
    16  provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
    17  ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    18  tax  distributed pursuant to the provisions of section nine thousand one
    19  hundred five of the insurance law, based upon the  business  written  in
    20  the  territory  with  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and
    21  receive the tax under section nine thousand  one  hundred  four  of  the
    22  insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
    23  disabled  or  indigent  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their
    24  families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth
    25  in section three of this act.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  taxes
    27  due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2023.
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