Bill Text: NY A08878 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Expands the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Lewiston Fire Company No. 1.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-18 - reported referred to rules [A08878 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08878-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8878--A

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 19, 2022
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        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 Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Upper Moun-
    19  tain, Inc., and to acquire real and personal property  such  as  may  be
    20  necessary  for  the  purposes  herein set forth and the promotion of the
    21  welfare of the volunteer fire service within the territory now served or
    22  which may hereafter be served by the Lewiston Fire Company No. 1 of  the
    23  village of Lewiston, New York, Inc.
    24    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to incorpo-
    25  ration  of  the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11979-02-2
        A. 8878--A                          2

     1  Association, as amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 1985,   is  amended
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
     4  corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
     5  imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
     6  for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
     7  loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory  protected
     8  by  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No. 1 of the village of Lewiston, New York,
     9  Inc., located in the town of Lewiston, Niagara  county,  New  York.  The
    10  officers  of  said  corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and
    11  receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and  be  subject  to
    12  all  the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire
    13  departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a  share
    14  of  the  tax  imposed  by  section nine thousand one hundred five of the
    15  insurance law, based upon the business written  in  the  territory  with
    16  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and receive the tax under
    17  section nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law. Such  taxes
    18  shall  only  be  used  [for  the care and relief of disabled or indigent
    19  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families] by the corpo-
    20  ration in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section  three  of
    21  this act.
    22    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
    23  due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2022.