Bill Text: NY S07318 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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. 2.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-31 - referred to local governments [S07318 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07318-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7318

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend chapter 363 of the laws of  1982  relating  to  incorpo-
          ration of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
          Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc., 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 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to
     2  incorporation of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's  Benevolent  Associ-
     3  ation  of  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No.  2,  Inc.  is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    § 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be  the  mainte-
     6  nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
     7  ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
     8  relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
     9  among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
    10  the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
    11  fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
    12  who  are  injured,  disabled  or  indigent, to promote and safeguard the
    13  welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their families;
    14  to provide for the health and safety of the  volunteer  members  of  the
    15  corporation;  and  to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the
    16  corporation by providing social  and  recreational  activities  for  the
    17  volunteer  members  of the corporation, and to acquire real and personal
    18  property such as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth  and
    19  the  promotion  of  the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the
    20  territory now served or which  may  hereafter  be  served  by  the  fire
    21  department of Lewiston Fire Company No. 2.
    22    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to incorpo-
    23  ration  of  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11978-01-1
        S. 7318                             2

     1  Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, Inc., as amended by chapter 21 of the  laws
     2  of 1985, is amended 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. 2, Inc.  within the town of Lewiston Fire
     9  Protection District located in Niagara county, New York. The officers of
    10  said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect  and  receive  the
    11  aforesaid  tax  shall  have  all  the  powers  and be subject to all the
    12  provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
    13  ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    14  tax  distributed pursuant to the provisions of section nine thousand one
    15  hundred five of the insurance law, based upon the  business  written  in
    16  the  territory  with  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and
    17  receive the tax under section nine thousand  one  hundred  four  of  the
    18  insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
    19  disabled  or  indigent  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their
    20  families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth
    21  in section three of 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.