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                        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 19 of the laws of 1985  creating  the  Volunteer
   and  Exempt  Firemen's Benevolent Association of Upper Mountain, Inc.,
   and providing for its powers and duties, 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:
 
   Section 1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 19 of the laws of 1985 creating
 the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Upper Moun-
 tain, 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,  TO  PROMOTE  AND  SAFEGUARD  THE
 WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THEIR FAMILIES;
 TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE
 CORPORATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS  OF  THE
 CORPORATION  BY  PROVIDING  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 VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF UPPER MOUN-
 TAIN, 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 volunteer fire service within the territory now served or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 which may hereafter be served  by  the  Upper  Mountain  Volunteer  Fire
 Company.
   § 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  Upper  Mountain  Volunteer  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 insur-
 ance law, relating to treasurers of fire departments.  Such  corporation
 shall  also be entitled to receive a share of the tax distributed pursu-
 ant 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 CORPO-
 RATION  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.