Bill Text: NY S09218 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the name and the funds of the Alert Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Great Neck, New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-05 - SUBSTITUTED BY A10071 [S09218 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09218-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9218

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 6, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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 name and the funds of the corporation

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

     1    Section 1. Sections 614.0, 614.1, 614.3 and 614.6 of the Nassau county
     2  civil divisions act, as added by chapter 73 of the  laws  of  1940,  are
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    §  614.0  Incorporation.  The  membership  corporation  by the name of
     5  "Alert Volunteer Exempt  [Firemen's]  Firefighter's  Benevolent  Associ-
     6  ation, of Great Neck, New York," is hereby continued.
     7    § 614.1 Persons eligible to membership. Any person who is now or here-
     8  after  becomes  a  member in good standing of the Alert Engine, Hook and
     9  Ladder and Hose Company No. 1, of Great Neck, New York, and  any  person
    10  residing in the area protected by such fire company who has reserved for
    11  a  period  of  five  years as a volunteer member of such company and has
    12  been honorably discharged therefrom, and any  person  residing  in  such
    13  area who has received his certificate as an exempt [fireman] firefighter
    14  from  such  company  or  from any other volunteer fire company, shall be
    15  eligible to membership therein. Any [fireman] firefighter, however,  who
    16  has  been  removed  for cause, expelled or dropped from the rolls of any
    17  fire company or department shall not be eligible to membership  in  such
    18  corporation.
    19    §  614.3  Powers and duties. a. Such corporation shall have all of the
    20  powers of a membership corporation, and the provisions of  law  relating
    21  to  membership corporations shall apply to such corporation except where
    22  they conflict with the provisions of this article.
    23    b. Such corporation shall have the power to become  a  member  of  any
    24  state,  county or national [firemen's] firefighter's association, organ-
    25  ized for kindred purposes, now or hereafter created,  and  to  pay  dues
    26  therein or contribute to the support thereof.
    27    c. The Alert Engine, Hook and Ladder and Hose Company No. 1 may trans-
    28  fer  and  convey to such corporation, with or without consideration, any

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11984-03-4
        S. 9218                             2

     1  moneys or personal or real property now or hereafter owned by  it,  upon
     2  the  vote  of  two-thirds of the members of such engine, hook and ladder
     3  and hose company present at any special meeting duly called  by  it  for
     4  such purpose.
     5    §  614.6  Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
     6  a.  Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all tax
     7  imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand one  hundred
     8  four  of  the  insurance  law, for fire department use and benefit, upon
     9  premiums on policies of insurance against loss or damage by fire  cover-
    10  ing  property  situated  within  the area protected by the Alert Engine,
    11  Hook and Ladder and Hose Company No. 1 as now determined or as hereafter
    12  extended.
    13    b. The officer of  such  corporation  designated  by  its  by-laws  to
    14  collect  and  receive  the  aforesaid  tax shall have the same powers as
    15  provided by law for the treasurer of a fire department with  respect  to
    16  such collection and receipt.
    17    c.  Such  corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    18  tax imposed by section  [five  hundred  fifty-four]  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 [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand
    22  one hundred four of the insurance law.
    23    d. Such taxes shall [be used only for the care and relief of  disabled
    24  or  indigent  volunteer  and  exempt firemen and their families] only be
    25  used in furtherance of its purposes set forth in section 614.2  of  this
    26  act.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.