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                                   2228
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 20 of the laws  of  1985  creating  the  Sanborn
   Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firemen's  Benevolent  Association,  Inc., and
   providing for its powers and duties, in relation to  its  purpose  and
   the use of foreign fire insurance premiums
 
   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 20 of the laws of 1985 creating
 the Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.,
 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, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
 who  are INJURED, disabled or indigent, FOR THE PROMOTION AND SAFEGUARD-
 ING OF THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  CORPORATION  AND
 THEIR  FAMILIES,  FOR  THE  PROVISION  FOR  THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND FOR THE  ENHANCEMENT  OF  THE
 MORALE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  CORPORATION  THROUGH  THE
 PROVISION OF  SOCIAL  AND  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  THE  VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION,  AND  THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE
 SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY SUCH FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE
 SANBORN VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC., and
 to  acquire  real and personal property such as may be necessary for the
 purposes herein set forth and the promotion of the welfare of the volun-
 teer fire service within the territory now served or which may hereafter
 be served by the Sanborn Fire Company.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04457-01-3
              

 A. 2228                             2
 
   § 7. 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 nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law
 for fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance  against
 loss  or damage by fire covering property within the territory protected
 by Sanborn Fire Company within the town of Lewiston located  in  Niagara
 county,  New  York.  The  officers of said corporation designated by its
 by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid  tax  shall  have  all  the
 powers and be subject to all the provisions of the insurance law, relat-
 ing  to  treasurers  of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be
 entitled to receive a share of  the  tax  distributed  pursuant  to  the
 provisions  of  section  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 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]  BY THE CORPORATION IN
 FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  taxes
 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.