Senate Bill S6364

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands the purposes of the Putnam Lake Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Assoc., Inc.
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §3, Chap 576 of 1977

2023-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the purposes of the Putnam Lake Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association to be to promote friendly association for the betterment of the members of the corporation; to promote relations between the members of the corporation and the local community; to provide relief, aid and assistance to those members and their families who by reason of age, ill-health, injury, disability or financial hardship or vulnerability are deemed worthy of such assistance; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corporation

2023-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6364
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 576 of the laws of 1977 incorporating the Putnam
   Lake Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association and providing for  its
   powers  and  duties,  in  relation  to the purposes of the Putnam Lake
   Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent  Association;  and  to  repeal  certain
   provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1977  incorporating
 the Putnam Lake Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association and providing
 for  its  powers and duties, is REPEALED and a new section 3 is added to
 read as follows:
   § 3. PURPOSES. THE PURPOSES OF SUCH CORPORATION SHALL  BE  TO  (A)  TO
 PROMOTE  FRIENDLY  ASSOCIATION  FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 CORPORATION; (B) TO PROMOTE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE  CORPO-
 RATION  AND  THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; (C) TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID AND ASSIST-
 ANCE TO THOSE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO  BY  REASON  OF  AGE,  ILL-
 HEALTH,  INJURY,  DISABILITY  OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR VULNERABILITY ARE
 DEEMED WORTHY OF SUCH ASSISTANCE; (D) TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  HEALTH  AND
 SAFETY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION; (E) TO MAINTAIN SUITABLE HEAD-
 QUARTERS  FOR  THE  MEMBERS  OF THE CORPORATION; (F) TO ACQUIRE REAL AND
 PERSONAL PROPERTY SUCH AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN
 THIS SECTION; (G) TO STUDY AND DISSEMINATE  AMONG  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE
 CORPORATION  THE  MOST  EFFICIENT  MANNER  OF FIGHTING FIRES; AND (H) TO
 PROMOTE THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY  NOW  SERVED  OR
 WHICH MAY HEREAFTER BE SERVED BY THE PUTNAM LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10386-02-3

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