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                                  7380--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER  --  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 4 of the laws of 1977, relating to incorporating
   the  "Wallkill hook ladder and hose company firemen's benevolent asso-
   ciation", and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to  the
   purposes thereof and use of taxes therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 4 of the laws of 1977, relating
 to incorporating the "Wallkill hook ladder and  hose  company  firemen's
 benevolent  association",  and  providing for its powers and duties, are
 amended to read as follows:
   § 3. Purposes. [The purposes of such corporation shall be the  mainte-
 nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
 among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
 the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
 fires and the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their fami-
 lies who are disabled or indigent and to acquire real and personal prop-
 erty  such as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and the
 promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri-
 tory now served or which may hereafter be served by  the  Wallkill  hook
 ladder  and  hose company incorporated.] THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION
 CREATED BY THIS ACT SHALL BE: TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID AND  ASSISTANCE  TO
 THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION WHO ARE INDIGENT, DISABLED, OR
 INJURED  IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH RELIEF,
 AID AND ASSISTANCE TO THEIR FAMILIES; TO MAINTAIN A  SUITABLE  HEADQUAR-
 TERS  FOR THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND THEIR FAMILIES;
 TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD10859-02-1

 A. 7380--A                          2
 
 CORPORATION;  TO  ENHANCE  THE  MORALE  OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH
 CORPORATION BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  SUCH
 VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS;  AND  TO  PROVIDE FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTEER
 FIRE  SERVICE  WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY SUCH FIRE DEPARTMENT OF
 THE WALLKILL HOOK, LADDER AND HOSE CO., INCORPORATED.
   § 7. A. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance  premium  taxes.
 Such  corporation  shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes
 imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three]  NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
 FOUR of the insurance law for THE fire department use and  benefit  upon
 premiums  for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering property
 situated in the Wallkill fire district located in the  town  of  Shawan-
 gunk,  Ulster county, New York or within any duly organized territory in
 which the Wallkill hook ladder and hose company incorporated is  or  may
 be obligated to render fire protection.
   B.  The  officers  of  said  corporation  designated by its by-laws to
 collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the SAME powers and
 be subject to all the provisions of SECTION NINE  THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED
 FOUR OF the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire departments.
   C.  Such  corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
 tax imposed by section  [five  hundred  fifty-four]  NINE  THOUSAND  ONE
 HUNDRED  FIVE  of  the insurance law, based upon the business written in
 the territory with respect to  which  it  is  entitled  to  collect  and
 receive  the  tax under section [five hundred fifty-three] NINE THOUSAND
 ONE HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance law.
   [Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled  or
 indigent  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families.] D.
 SUCH TAXES SHALL ONLY BE USED BY THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE  OF  ITS
 PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.