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                                   7227
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1957 relating to  incorporat-
   ing  the volunteer and exempt firemen's benevolent association of East
   Syracuse, Onondaga county, New York, and providing for the powers  and
   duties  of  such corporation and for the payment to it of certain fire
   insurance premium tax monies, in relation  to  the  purposes  of  such
   corporation and the use of certain tax monies received
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 3 and 7 of chapter 746  of  the  laws  of  1957
 relating  to incorporating the volunteer and exempt firemen's benevolent
 association of East Syracuse, Onondaga county, New York,  and  providing
 for  the powers and duties of such corporation and for the payment to it
 of certain fire insurance premium tax monies,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Section  1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name of "Volunteer and Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent Asso-
 ciation of East Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York" is hereby  created.
 It  shall  be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as
 hereinafter provided as shall (a) notify the secretary of the East Syra-
 cuse fire department in writing prior to  the  organization  meeting  of
 such  corporation  hereinafter  provided  for  of their desire to become
 members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof  and
 signify  their  intention  of  becoming  members at such meeting, or (c)
 shall notify the secretary of such corporation in writing  within  sixty
 days  after his OR HER election of their desire to become members there-
 of, and also such persons so eligible as  may  become  members  of  such
 corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   §  3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation CREATED BY THIS ACT
 shall be [the maintenance of suitable headquarters for and the promotion

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 of fraternal intercourse among members of such corporation, the  relief,
 aid  and  assistance of such members and their families who are disabled
 or indigent, and the promotion of the  welfare  of  the  volunteer  fire
 service  within  the  village  of East Syracuse and the territory of the
 East Syracuse  fire  district  and  of  any  village  or  fire  district
 contracting  for  fire protection with the East Syracuse fire department
 or the board of trustees of the village of East  Syracuse]:  TO  PROVIDE
 RELIEF,  AID AND ASSISTANCE TO THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION
 WHO ARE INDIGENT, DISABLED   OR INJURED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  THEIR
 DUTIES,  AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO MAINTAIN A SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE
 MEMBERS OF THE  CORPORATION; 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 EAST SYRA-
 CUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   § 7. Precept for payment of the fire  insurance  premium  taxes.  Such
 corporation  shall  collect  and  there shall be paid to it all tax upon
 premiums on policies of insurance covering property situated within  the
 village of East Syracuse and the East Syracuse fire district of the town
 of  Dewitt,  Onondaga  county,  New  York,  or within any duly organized
 territory in which the East Syracuse fire  department  is  obligated  to
 render  fire  protection,  imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three]
 NINETY-ONE HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance law for the use and benefit  of
 the  fire  department  affording fire protection therein. 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 five hundred fifty-three 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  [five
 hundred  fifty-four] NINETY-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 [five hundred
 fifty-three] NINETY-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 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; provided, however, the
 amendments to section 7 of chapter 746 of  the  laws  of  1957  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2023.