Bill Text: NY S06167 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Changes the name of the Bellport Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association to the Bellport Volunteer Firefighter's Benevolent Association; decreases the board of trustees from 7 to 5 members; allows the association to use certain taxes collected and paid in furtherance of its purposes as stated in the association's charter.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-09-15 - SIGNED CHAP.442 [S06167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06167-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6167

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 31, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT to amend chapter 47 of the laws of 1963 relating to incorporating
          the Bellport Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association, and providing
          for its powers and duties, in relation to the name and the  management
          and  control  of the association and the usage of moneys received from
          foreign fire insurance companies by the association

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

     1    Section  1.  Sections  1,  6  and 7 of chapter 47 of the laws of 1963,
     2  relating to incorporating the Bellport  Volunteer  Firemen's  Benevolent
     3  Association, and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to read
     4  as follows:
     5    Section  1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
     6  name of "Bellport Volunteer [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevolent Associ-
     7  ation" is hereby created. It shall be composed of such persons  eligible
     8  to  membership  therein  as hereinafter provided as shall (a) notify the
     9  secretary of the Bellport volunteer fire department in writing prior  to
    10  the organization meeting of such corporation hereinafter provided for of
    11  their  desire  to become members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an
    12  adjournment thereof, and also such persons so  eligible  as  may  become
    13  members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
    14    §  6.  Control  and  disposal  of  funds and property. The control and
    15  disposal of the funds, property and estate of the said association,  the
    16  exercise  of  its  powers, and the management and control of its affairs
    17  shall be vested in and exercised by a  board  of  trustees  which  shall
    18  consist  of [seven] five members of such corporation; [viz.] to wit: the
    19  president, the vice president, the secretary, the treasurer and  [three]
    20  one  other [members]   member having the title of trustee. Such officers
    21  and trustees shall be elected at the annual meeting of such  corporation
    22  in the manner prescribed by its by-laws.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10072-01-3
        S. 6167                             2

     1    §  7. Precept for the payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
     2  Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it  all  taxes
     3  imposed  by  section [five] nine thousand one hundred [fifty-three] four
     4  of the insurance law, for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums
     5  for  insurance against loss or damage by fire covering property situated
     6  within the territory protected by the Bellport  volunteer  fire  depart-
     7  ment,  located  in  the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county, New York, or
     8  within any duly organized territory in which the Bellport volunteer fire
     9  department is or may be obligated to render fire protection. The officer
    10  of said corporation designated by its by-laws  to  collect  and  receive
    11  aforesaid  tax  shall  have  all  the  powers  and be subject to all the
    12  provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
    13  ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    14  tax  imposed  by  section  [five] nine thousand one hundred [fifty-four]
    15  five of the insurance law, based upon the business written in the terri-
    16  tory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax
    17  under section [five] nine thousand one hundred [fifty-three] four of the
    18  insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
    19  disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt volunteer  firemen  and  their
    20  families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth
    21  in section three of this act.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.