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                                   1138
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 658 of the laws of  1978  relating  to  incorpo-
   ration of the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer and 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:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to
 incorporation of the Lewiston  No.  1  Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firemen's
 Benevolent Association, is 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
 families who are INJURED, disabled or indigent, TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD
 THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THEIR FAMI-
 LIES;  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  LEWISTON  NO.  1  VOLUNTEER AND EXEMPT FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCI-
 ATION, and to acquire real and personal property such as may  be  neces-
 sary  for the purposes herein set forth and the promotion of the welfare
 of the volunteer fire service within the territory now served  or  which
 may  hereafter  be  served  by  the  Lewiston  Fire Company No. 1 of the
 village of Lewiston, New York, Inc.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 2. Section 7 of chapter 658 of the laws of 1978 relating to incorpo-
 ration of the Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer and Exempt  Firemen's  Benevolent
 Association,  as  amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 1985,  is amended
 to read as follows:
   § 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  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No. 1 of the village of Lewiston, New York,
 Inc., located in the town of Lewiston, 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, relating to treasurers of fire
 departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a  share
 of  the  tax  imposed  by  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.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.