Bill Text: NY S07319 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
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: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-01 - referred to local governments [S07319 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S07319-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7319 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE August 6, 2021 ___________ 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 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to incorpo- ration of the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer 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 to acquire real and personal 17 property such as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and 18 the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the 19 territory now served or which may hereafter be served by the Lewiston 20 Fire Company No. 1 of the village of Lewiston, New York, Inc. 21 § 2. Section 7 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to incorpo- 22 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. LBD11979-01-1S. 7319 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 indigent19volunteer 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.