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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 363 of the laws of  1982  relating  to  incorpo-
   ration of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
   Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc., in relation to its purpose 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.  Section  3 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to
 incorporation of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's  Benevolent  Associ-
 ation  of  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No.  2,  Inc.  is 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, 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 VOLUNTEER
 FIRE SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY SUCH FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 THE  VOLUNTEER  AND  EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF LEWISTON
 FIRE COMPANY NO. 2, 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 volunteer fire service within the territory now
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department of  Lewi-
 ston Fire Company No. 2.
   § 2. Section 7 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to incorpo-
 ration  of  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
 Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, Inc., as amended by chapter 21 of the  laws
 of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
 corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
 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  Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc.  within the town of Lewiston Fire
 Protection District 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, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
 ments. 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  taxes
 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.