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                                  6772--A
     Cal. No. 1465
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2021
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 Introduced  by Sen. MARTUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
   --  ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
   ing its place in the order of third reading

 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 TERS FOR THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND THEIR  FAMILIES;
 TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH
 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.