STATE OF NEW YORK
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4098--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 28, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 635 of the laws of 1963 relating to incorporat-
ing the Snyder Volunteer 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. Sections 1, 3 and 7 of chapter 635 of the laws of 1963
2 relating to incorporating the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent
3 Association, are amended to read as follows:
4 Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
5 name of "Snyder Volunteer [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevolent Associ-
6 ation" is hereby created. It shall be composed of such persons eligible
7 to membership therein as hereinafter provided as shall (a) notify the
8 secretary of Snyder Fire Department, Incorporated in writing prior to
9 the organization meeting of such corporation hereinafter provided for of
10 their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an
11 adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligible as may become
12 members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
13 § 3. Purposes. [The purposes of such corporation shall be the
14 promotion of fraternal intercourse among the members of such corpo-
15 ration, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their fami-
16 lies who are disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of
17 the fire department service within the Snyder Fire District and territo-
18 ry provided with fire protection by contract with such fire district.]
19 The purposes of the corporation created by this act are: to provide
20 relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members of such corporation
21 who are indigent, disabled, or injured in the performance of their
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the
2 volunteer members of such corporation; to promote and safeguard the
3 welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their families;
4 to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of the
5 corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the
6 corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the
7 volunteer members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer
8 fire service within the territory protected by such fire department of
9 the Snyder Fire Department, Incorporated.
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] section ninety-one hundred
13 four of the insurance law, for fire department use and benefit, upon
14 premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering property
15 situated within the territory protected by the Snyder Fire Department,
16 Incorporated, located in the Town of Amherst, Erie County, New York, or
17 within any duly organized territory in which the Snyder Fire Department,
18 Incorporated is or may be obligated to render fire protection. The offi-
19 cer of said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and receive
20 the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all the
21 provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire depart-
22 ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of
23 the tax imposed by [section five hundred fifty-four] section 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 tax under [section five hundred fifty-three] section nine-
27 ty-one hundred four of the insurance law. [Such taxes shall only be used
28 for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt
29 volunteer firemen and their families] Such taxes shall only be used by
30 the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section
31 three of this act.
32 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that
33 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 635 of the laws of 1963 relating
34 to incorporating the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association
35 made by section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums
36 received on and after January 1, 2020.