Assembly Bill A8608A

                             
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                                  8608--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             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
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter  20 of the laws of 1985 creating the Sanborn
   Volunteer and  Exempt  Firemen's  Benevolent  Association,  Inc.,  and
   providing  for  its  powers and duties, in relation to its purpose and
   the use of foreign fire insurance premiums
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 20 of the laws of 1985 creating
 the Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.,
 and providing for its powers and duties, are amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
 nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly  asso-
 ciation  for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their
 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
 among the members of such corporation, to study  and  disseminate  among
 the  members  of  such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting
 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
 who are INJURED, disabled or indigent, FOR THE PROMOTION AND  SAFEGUARD-
 ING  OF  THE  WELFARE  OF  THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION AND
 THEIR FAMILIES, FOR THE PROVISION FOR  THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF  THE
 VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH CORPORATION, AND FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE
 MORALE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  CORPORATION  THROUGH  THE
 PROVISION  OF  SOCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE  PROMOTION  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  FIRE
 SERVICE  WITHIN  THE  TERRITORY PROTECTED BY SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE
 SANBORN VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC., and
 to acquire real and personal property such as may be necessary  for  the
 purposes herein set forth and the promotion of the welfare of the volun-
 teer fire service within the territory now served or which may hereafter
 be served by the Sanborn Fire Company.
   § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
 corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 8608--A                          2
 
 imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
 for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
 loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory  protected
 by  Sanborn  Fire Company within the town of Lewiston located in Niagara
 county, New York. The officers of said  corporation  designated  by  its
 by-laws  to  collect  and  receive  the aforesaid tax shall have all the
 powers and be subject to all the provisions of the insurance law, relat-
 ing to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation  shall  also  be
 entitled  to  receive  a  share  of  the tax distributed pursuant to the
 provisions of section nine thousand one hundred five  of  the  insurance
 law,  based  upon  the business written in the territory with respect to
 which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under  section  nine
 thousand one hundred four of the insurance law. Such taxes shall only be
 used  [for  the  care  and  relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and
 exempt volunteer firemen and  their  families]  BY  THE  CORPORATION  IN
 FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2023.