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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1138
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 10, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        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 658 of the laws of  1978  relating  to  incorpo-
          ration of the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
          Association,  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:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  3 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to
     2  incorporation of the Lewiston  No.  1  Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firemen's
     3  Benevolent Association, is amended to read as follows:
     4    §  3.  Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
     5  nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly  asso-
     6  ciation  for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their
     7  relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
     8  among the members of such corporation, to study  and  disseminate  among
     9  the  members  of  such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting
    10  fires and the relief, aid and   assistance of  such  members  and  their
    11  families who are injured, disabled or indigent, to promote and safeguard
    12  the welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their fami-
    13  lies;  to  provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of
    14  the corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer  members  of
    15  the  corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the
    16  volunteer members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer
    17  fire service within the territory protected by such fire  department  of
    18  the  Lewiston  No.  1  Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ-
    19  ation, and to acquire real and personal property such as may  be  neces-
    20  sary  for the purposes herein set forth and the promotion of the welfare
    21  of the volunteer fire service within the territory now served  or  which
    22  may  hereafter  be  served  by  the  Lewiston  Fire Company No. 1 of the
    23  village of Lewiston, New York, Inc.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04460-01-3
        S. 1138                             2
 
     1    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to incorpo-
     2  ration of the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer and Exempt  Firemen's  Benevolent
     3  Association,  as  amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 1985,  is amended
     4  to read as follows:
     5    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
     6  corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
     7  imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
     8  for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
     9  loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory  protected
    10  by  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No. 1 of the village of Lewiston, New York,
    11  Inc., located in the town of Lewiston, Niagara  county,  New  York.  The
    12  officers  of  said  corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and
    13  receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and  be  subject  to
    14  all  the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire
    15  departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a  share
    16  of  the  tax  imposed  by  section nine thousand one hundred five of the
    17  insurance law, based upon the business written  in  the  territory  with
    18  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and receive the tax under
    19  section nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law. Such  taxes
    20  shall  only  be  used  [for  the care and relief of disabled or indigent
    21  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families] by the corpo-
    22  ration in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section  three  of
    23  this act.
    24    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
    25  due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.