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                                   6727
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 639 of the laws of 1970 incorporating the  Oris-
   kany  Volunteer  Exempt  Firemen's  Association of Oriskany, county of
   Oneida, and providing for its powers and duties, in  relation  to  the
   name and purposes of such association
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3, and 7 of chapter 639 of the laws of  1970
 incorporating  the  Oriskany  Volunteer  Exempt Firemen's Association of
 Oriskany, county of Oneida, and providing for its powers and  duties  is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1.  Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name  of "Oriskany Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent
 Association of Oriskany, county of Oneida" is hereby created.  It  shall
 be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinaft-
 er provided as shall: (a) notify the secretary of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment,  in  writing prior to the organization meeting of such corporation
 hereinafter provided of their desire to become  members,  or  (b)  shall
 attend  such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so
 eligible as may become members  of  such  corporation  pursuant  to  its
 by-laws.
   § 2.  Persons eligible to membership.  All persons who are now or have
 been, or who hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Oriskany
 Independent  Fire  and  Hose   Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer
 Fire Department, and who have heretofore  acquired  or  shall  hereafter
 acquire the status of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined
 in  section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other appli-
 cable law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire  department,
 and  all  persons  who  are  now  or hereafter shall be active volunteer
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10811-01-3
              

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 members of said fire department shall be eligible for membership in  the
 corporation  hereby  created;  provided  that  any  person  who has been
 expelled or removed for cause from membership in any fire department  or
 company  shall  not  be eligible to membership in such corporation.  The
 membership of any person in such corporation shall terminate when  [his]
 THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment  shall terminate before such persons shall have acquired the status
 of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as  defined  in  section  two
 hundred  of  the  general  municipal  law  by  virtue of having rendered
 services to such fire department.
   § 3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
 nance of suitable headquarters  for,  and  the  promotion  of  fraternal
 intercourse  among  the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and
 assistance of such members and their families who are INJURED,  disabled
 or  indigent  and  TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH
 AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND  TO  ENHANCE
 THE  MORALE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION BY PROVIDING
 SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  THE
 CORPORATION  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 volunteer fire service within the village of Oriskany and
 also  within the territory provided with fire protection by the Oriskany
 Independent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire
 Department.
   § 7.  Precept for payment of foreign  fire  insurance  premium  taxes.
 Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local
 law,  or  of  any  city  charter  or  ordinance, heretofore or hereafter
 enacted, such corporation shall collect and there shall be  paid  to  it
 all  taxes  imposed  by  FORMER  section five hundred fifty-three of the
 insurance law for fire department use and  benefit,  upon  premises  for
 insurance  against  loss  or  damage  by fire covering property situated
 within the village of Oriskany, New York, located in the town of Whites-
 town, county of Oneida and state of New York,  and/or  within  any  duly
 organized  territory  in  which  the  Oriskany Independent Fire and Hose
 Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department, is or may  be
 obligated  to  render fire protection.   The officer 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  insur-
 ance  law,  relating  to the treasurer of fire departments.  Such corpo-
 ration shall also be entitled to receive a share of the tax  imposed  by
 FORMER  section five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, based upon
 the business written in the territory with respect to which it is  enti-
 tled  to  collect  and receive the tax under FORMER section five hundred
 fifty-three 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.]
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

                             
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                                  6727--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- 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 639 of the laws of 1970 incorporating the Oris-
   kany Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Association  of  Oriskany,  county  of
   Oneida,  and  providing  for its powers and duties, in relation to the
   name and purposes of such association
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Sections 1, 2, 3, and 7 of chapter 639 of the laws of 1970
 incorporating the Oriskany Volunteer  Exempt  Firemen's  Association  of
 Oriskany,  county  of Oneida, and providing for its powers and duties is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1.  Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name of "Oriskany Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS'  Benevolent
 Association  of Oriskany, county of Oneida" is hereby created.  It shall
 be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinaft-
 er provided as shall: (a) notify the secretary of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment, in writing prior to the organization meeting of  such  corporation
 hereinafter  provided  of  their  desire to become members, or (b) shall
 attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons  so
 eligible  as  may  become  members  of  such corporation pursuant to its
 by-laws.
   § 2.  Persons eligible to membership.  All persons who are now or have
 been, or who hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Oriskany
 Independent Fire and Hose   Company, also known  as  Oriskany  Volunteer
 Fire  Department,  and  who  have heretofore acquired or shall hereafter
 acquire the status of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined
 in section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other  appli-
 cable  law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire department,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10811-04-3
              

 A. 6727--A                          2
 
 and all persons who are now  or  hereafter  shall  be  active  volunteer
 members  of said fire department shall be eligible for membership in the
 corporation hereby created;  provided  that  any  person  who  has  been
 expelled  or removed for cause from membership in any fire department or
 company shall not be eligible to membership in such  corporation.    The
 membership  of any person in such corporation shall terminate when [his]
 THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment shall terminate before such persons shall have acquired the  status
 of  exempt  volunteer  [firemen]  FIREFIGHTERS as defined in section two
 hundred of the general  municipal  law  by  virtue  of  having  rendered
 services to such fire department.
   § 3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
 nance  of  suitable  headquarters  for,  and  the promotion of fraternal
 intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief,  aid  and
 assistance  of such members and their families who are INJURED, disabled
 or indigent and TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH
 AND  SAFETY  OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND TO ENHANCE
 THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION  BY  PROVIDING
 SOCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE
 CORPORATION AND the promotion of  the  welfare  of  the  volunteer  fire
 service  within  the  village  of Oriskany and also within the territory
 provided with fire protection by the Oriskany Independent Fire and  Hose
 Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department.
   §  7.    Precept  for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
 Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local
 law, or of any  city  charter  or  ordinance,  heretofore  or  hereafter
 enacted,  such  corporation  shall collect and there shall be paid to it
 all taxes imposed by FORMER section  five  hundred  fifty-three  of  the
 insurance  law  for  fire  department use and benefit, upon premises for
 insurance against loss or damage  by  fire  covering  property  situated
 within the village of Oriskany, New York, located in the town of Whites-
 town,  county  of  Oneida  and state of New York, and/or within any duly
 organized territory in which the  Oriskany  Independent  Fire  and  Hose
 Company,  also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department, is or may be
 obligated to render fire protection.   The officer 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 insur-
 ance law, relating to the treasurer of fire departments.    Such  corpo-
 ration  shall  also be entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by
 FORMER section five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, based  upon
 the  business written in the territory with respect to which it is enti-
 tled to collect and receive the tax under FORMER  section  five  hundred
 fifty-three 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.] SUCH TAXES SHALL ONLY BE USED BY THE CORPO-
 RATION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION  THREE  OF
 THIS ACT.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 639 of the laws of 1970  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2024.

                             
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                                  6727--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 639 of the laws of 1970 incorporating the  Oris-
   kany  Volunteer  Exempt  Firemen's  Association of Oriskany, county of
   Oneida, and providing for its powers and duties, in  relation  to  the
   name and purposes of such association
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 639 of the laws  of  1970
 incorporating  the  Oriskany  Volunteer  Exempt Firemen's Association of
 Oriskany, county of Oneida, and providing for its powers and  duties  is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1.  Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name  of "Oriskany Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent
 Association of Oriskany, county of Oneida" is hereby created.  It  shall
 be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinaft-
 er provided as shall: (a) notify the secretary of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment,  in  writing prior to the organization meeting of such corporation
 hereinafter provided of their desire to become  members,  or  (b)  shall
 attend  such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so
 eligible as may become members  of  such  corporation  pursuant  to  its
 by-laws.
   § 2.  Persons eligible to membership.  All persons who are now or have
 been, or who hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Oriskany
 Independent  Fire  and  Hose   Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10811-07-3
              

 A. 6727--C                          2
 
 Fire Department, and who have heretofore  acquired  or  shall  hereafter
 acquire the status of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined
 in  section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other appli-
 cable  law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire department,
 and all persons who are now  or  hereafter  shall  be  active  volunteer
 members  of said fire department shall be eligible for membership in the
 corporation hereby created;  provided  that  any  person  who  has  been
 expelled  or removed for cause from membership in any fire department or
 company shall not be eligible to membership in such  corporation.    The
 membership  of any person in such corporation shall terminate when [his]
 THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment shall terminate before such persons shall have acquired the  status
 of  exempt  volunteer  [firemen]  FIREFIGHTERS as defined in section two
 hundred of the general  municipal  law  by  virtue  of  having  rendered
 services to such fire department.
   § 3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
 nance  of  suitable  headquarters  for,  and  the promotion of fraternal
 intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief,  aid  and
 assistance  of such members and their families who are INJURED, disabled
 or indigent and TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH
 AND  SAFETY  OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND TO ENHANCE
 THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION  BY  PROVIDING
 SOCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE
 CORPORATION AND the promotion of  the  welfare  of  the  volunteer  fire
 service  within  the  village  of Oriskany and also within the territory
 provided with fire protection by the Oriskany Independent Fire and  Hose
 Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department.
   §  7.    Precept  for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
 Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local
 law, or of any  city  charter  or  ordinance,  heretofore  or  hereafter
 enacted,  such  corporation  shall collect and there shall be paid to it
 all taxes imposed by section [five hundred  fifty-three]  NINE  THOUSAND
 ONE  HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance law for fire department use and bene-
 fit, upon premises for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering
 property situated within the village of Oriskany, New York,  located  in
 the  town  of Whitestown, county of Oneida and state of New York, and/or
 within any duly organized territory in which  the  Oriskany  Independent
 Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department,
 is  or  may be obligated to render fire protection.  The officer of said
 corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the  afore-
 said  tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all the provisions
 of the insurance law, relating to the  treasurer  of  fire  departments.
 Such  corporation  shall  also be entitled to receive a share of the tax
 imposed by section [five hundred fifty-four] NINE THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIVE of the insurance law, based upon the business written in the terri-
 tory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax
 under  section [five hundred fifty-three] 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.]
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

                             
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                                  6727--D
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee
   --  again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 639 of the laws of 1970 incorporating the  Oris-
   kany  Volunteer  Exempt  Firemen's  Association of Oriskany, county of
   Oneida, and providing for its powers and duties, in  relation  to  the
   name and purposes of such association
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 639 of the laws  of  1970
 incorporating  the  Oriskany  Volunteer  Exempt Firemen's Association of
 Oriskany, county of Oneida, and providing for its powers and  duties  is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1.  Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name  of "Oriskany Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent
 Association of Oriskany, county of Oneida" is hereby created.  It  shall
 be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinaft-
 er provided as shall: (a) notify the secretary of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment,  in  writing prior to the organization meeting of such corporation
 hereinafter provided of their desire to become  members,  or  (b)  shall
 attend  such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so
 eligible as may become members  of  such  corporation  pursuant  to  its
 by-laws.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10811-09-3
 A. 6727--D                          2
              

 
   § 2.  Persons eligible to membership.  All persons who are now or have
 been, or who hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Oriskany
 Independent  Fire  and  Hose   Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer
 Fire Department, and who have heretofore  acquired  or  shall  hereafter
 acquire the status of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined
 in  section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other appli-
 cable law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire  department,
 and  all  persons  who  are  now  or hereafter shall be active volunteer
 members of said fire department shall be eligible for membership in  the
 corporation  hereby  created;  provided  that  any  person  who has been
 expelled or removed for cause from membership in any fire department  or
 company  shall  not  be eligible to membership in such corporation.  The
 membership of any person in such corporation shall terminate when  [his]
 THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of the Oriskany Independ-
 ent Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Depart-
 ment  shall terminate before such persons shall have acquired the status
 of exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as  defined  in  section  two
 hundred  of  the  general  municipal  law  by  virtue of having rendered
 services to such fire department.
   § 3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
 nance of suitable headquarters  for,  and  the  promotion  of  fraternal
 intercourse  among  the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and
 assistance of such members and their families who are INJURED,  disabled
 or  indigent  and  TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH
 AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND  TO  ENHANCE
 THE  MORALE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION BY PROVIDING
 SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  THE
 CORPORATION  AND  the  promotion  of  the  welfare of the volunteer fire
 service within the village of Oriskany and  also  within  the  territory
 provided  with fire protection by the Oriskany Independent Fire and Hose
 Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department.
   § 7.  Precept for payment of foreign  fire  insurance  premium  taxes.
 Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local
 law,  or  of  any  city  charter  or  ordinance, heretofore or hereafter
 enacted, such corporation shall collect and there shall be  paid  to  it
 all  taxes  imposed  by section [five hundred fifty-three] NINE THOUSAND
 ONE HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance law for fire department use and  bene-
 fit, upon premises for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering
 property  situated  within the village of Oriskany, New York, located in
 the town of Whitestown, county of Oneida and state of New  York,  and/or
 within  any  duly  organized territory in which the Oriskany Independent
 Fire and Hose Company, also known as Oriskany Volunteer Fire Department,
 is or may be obligated to render fire protection.  The officer  of  said
 corporation  designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the afore-
 said tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all the  provisions
 of  the  insurance  law,  relating to the treasurer of fire departments.
 Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share  of  the  tax
 imposed  by  section [five hundred fifty-four] NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
 FIVE of the insurance law, based upon the business written in the terri-
 tory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax
 under section [five hundred fifty-three] 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.] SUCH TAXES SHALL ONLY BE USED BY THE CORPORATION IN
 FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
 A. 6727--D                          3
 
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 639 of the laws of 1970  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2024.