Bill Text: NY S08829 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Nassau county civil divisions act relating to the purposes of the Volunteer and Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Association of East Meadow.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-05 - SIGNED CHAP.353 [S08829 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08829-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8829 IN SENATE May 23, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the Nassau county civil divisions act, in relation to the Volunteer and Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Association of East Meadow, Nassau county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 626.6 of the Nassau county civil divisions act, as 2 added by chapter 69 of the laws of 1940, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 626.6 Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. 4 Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all tax 5 imposed by section [five hundred and fifty-three] nine thousand one 6 hundred four of the insurance law, for fire department use and benefit 7 upon premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering 8 property situated within the East Meadow fire district of the town of 9 Hempstead, Nassau county, New York, and within any duly organized terri- 10 tory in which the East Meadow fire department may be obligated to render 11 fire protection. The officer of said corporation designated by its 12 by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have the same 13 powers as provided by law for the treasurer of a fire department with 14 respect to such collection and receipt. Such corporation shall also be 15 entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section [five hundred16and fifty-four] nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance law, 17 based upon the business written in the territory with respect to which 18 it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under section [five19hundred and fifty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance 20 law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of disabled21or indigent volunteer and exempt firemen and their families] by the 22 corporation in the furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section 23 626.2 of this article. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15869-02-8