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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2024
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 624 of the laws of 1940 incorporating the volun-
   teer and exempt firemen's  benevolent  association  of  Valhalla,  New
   York, and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the name
   and  purpose of such association and the use of foreign fire insurance
   premium taxes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1  and 3 of section 1 of chapter 624 of the
 laws of 1940 incorporating the volunteer and exempt firemen's benevolent
 association of Valhalla, New York, and  providing  for  its  powers  and
 duties, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  membership  corporation  by  the  name of "Volunteer and Exempt
 [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent Association of Valhalla, New York,"
 is hereby created.
   3. Nothing contained herein or in the village law or  any  other  such
 applicable law shall preclude a person from membership in such Volunteer
 and Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent Association of Valhalla,
 New  York,  who  resides in a fire district outside of but contiguous to
 the  Valhalla  fire  district,  when  the  fire  commissioners  of  such
 districts  have  contracted  with the board of fire commissioners of the
 Valhalla fire district for fire protection under  and  pursuant  to  the
 provisions of law in such case made and provided.
   § 2. Sections 2 and 8 of chapter 624 of the laws of 1940 incorporating
 the  volunteer  and exempt firemen's benevolent association of Valhalla,
 New York, and providing for its powers and duties, are amended  to  read
 as follows:
   § 2. Purposes [and duty] of the association. The purposes [and duty of
 the  association  is  to provide relief to indigent and disabled firemen
 and their families] OF THE ASSOCIATION CREATED BY THIS ACT SHALL BE:  TO
 PROVIDE  RELIEF,  AID  AND  ASSISTANCE  TO THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH
 CORPORATION WHO ARE DISABLED, INDIGENT OR INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE  OF
 THEIR  DUTIES,  AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION,  AND  THEIR  FAMILIES;  TO
 MAINTAIN A SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE MEMBERS OF SUCH ASSOCIATION; TO
 PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH ASSO-
 CIATION;  AND  TO  ENHANCE  THE  MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH
 ASSOCIATION BY PROVIDING FOR THE SOCIAL AND  RECREATIONAL  WELLBEING  OF
 THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING HOLDING ACTIVITIES
 FOR THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH ASSOCIATION, AND THE PROMOTION OF  THE
 VOLUNTEER  FIRE  SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF THE VALHALLA FIRE DEPARTMENT OR OF ANY FIRE ENGINE, HOOK  AND
 LADDER,  PATROL,  EMERGENCY RESCUE SQUAD OR HOSE COMPANY IN THE VALHALLA
 FIRE DISTRICT.
   § 8. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance [companies] PREMIUM
 TAXES.  Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all
 tax imposed by section [one hundred thirty-three] 9104 of the  insurance
 law  upon  premiums  on policies of insurance covering property situated
 within the Valhalla Fire District of the Town of Mount  Pleasant,  West-
 chester  county,  New  York,  or  within any duly organized territory in
 which the fire department of said district is obligated to  render  fire
 protection,  except that said corporation shall remit such percentage of
 all taxes so collected or paid to it, to the treasurer of the [firemen's
 association] FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION of the [state] STATE of New York,
 as may be required by the insurance law. 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 section [one
 hundred thirty-three] 9104 of the insurance law, relating to  treasurers
 of  fire departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive
 a share of the tax imposed by section [one-hundred forty-nine-a] 9105 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  [one  hundred  thirty-three]  9105  of  the insurance law. Such
 corporation shall also be entitled to  receive  and  collect  all  taxes
 heretofore  due and owing and unpaid at the time of the creation of this
 corporation. Such taxes shall be used only [for the care and  relief  of
 disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firemen and their families] BY
 THE  CORPORATION  IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
 TWO OF THIS ACT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided  however,  that
 the  amendments  to section 8 of chapter 624 of the laws of 1940 made by
 section two of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2024.