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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8344--A
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 15, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend chapter 996 of the laws of 1965 relating to  incorporat-
          ing  the  Fairmount  Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association
          and providing for its powers and duties, 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. Sections 1, 3 and 7 of chapter 996  of  the  laws  of  1965
     2  relating  to  incorporating  the  Fairmount  Volunteer  Exempt Firemen's
     3  Benevolent Association and providing for its powers and duties, sections
     4  3 and 7 as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1977,  are  amended  to
     5  read as follows:
     6    Section  1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
     7  name of "Fairmount Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevolent
     8  Association" is hereby created. It shall be  composed  of  such  persons
     9  eligible  to  membership  therein  as  hereinafter provided as shall (a)
    10  notify the secretary of the Fairmount Fire Department in  writing  prior
    11  to  the  organization  meeting  of such corporation hereinafter provided
    12  for, of their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend such meeting
    13  or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons  who  are  eligible  to
    14  become members of the corporation, pursuant to its by-laws.
    15    §  3.  Purposes.  The purposes of such corporation created by this act
    16  shall  be  [the  maintenance  of  suitable  headquarters  for,  and  the
    17  promotion  of  fraternal  intercourse  among, the members of said corpo-
    18  ration, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and  their  fami-
    19  lies  who  are disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of
    20  the  volunteer  fire  service  within  the  Fairmount  fire   protection
    21  district,  and  territory  provided with the fire protection by contract
    22  with such fire protection district]:  to provide relief, aid and assist-
    23  ance to the volunteer members of  such  corporation  who  are  indigent,
    24  disabled  or injured in the performance of their duties, and their fami-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  lies; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the members of the  corpo-
     2  ration; to promote and safeguard the welfare of the volunteer members of
     3  the corporation, and their families; to provide for the health and safe-
     4  ty  of  the  volunteer  members  of  the corporation; and to enhance the
     5  morale of the volunteer members of the corporation by  providing  social
     6  and  recreational  activities  for  the  volunteer members of the corpo-
     7  ration, and the promotion of  the  volunteer  fire  service  within  the
     8  territory  protected  by  such  fire  department  of  the Fairmount Fire
     9  Department.
    10    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
    11  corporation shall collect and there  shall  be  paid  to  it  all  taxes
    12  imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three] ninety-one hundred four of
    13  the insurance law for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums for
    14  insurance  against  loss  or  damage  by fire covering property situated
    15  within the territory protected by the Fairmount Fire Department, located
    16  in the Fairmount fire protection district, town  of  Camillus,  Onondaga
    17  county,  New York, or within any duly organized territory that the Fair-
    18  mount Fire Department is or may be obligated to render fire  protection.
    19  The officer of said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and
    20  receive  the  aforesaid  tax shall have all the powers and be subject to
    21  all the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of  fire
    22  departments.  Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share
    23  of the tax imposed  by  section  [five  hundred  fifty-four]  ninety-one
    24  hundred  five  of  the insurance law, based upon the business written in
    25  the territory with respect to  which  it  is  entitled  to  collect  and
    26  receive  the  taxes  under section [five hundred fifty-three] ninety-one
    27  hundred four of the insurance law. Such taxes shall only  be  used  [for
    28  the  care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt volun-
    29  teer firemen and their families] by the corporation  in  furtherance  of
    30  its purposes as set forth in section three of this act.
    31    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    32  the amendments to section 7 of chapter 996 of the laws of 1965  made  by
    33  section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
    34  and after January 1, 2023.