Updates the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7004
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 260 of the laws of 1969, relating to incorporat-
   ing the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent  Association
   and  providing for its powers and duties, in relation to updating such
   association's charter

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Sections  1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 of chapter 260 of the laws of
 1969, relating to incorporating the Pound Ridge Volunteer  Exempt  Fire-
 men's Benevolent Association and providing for its powers and duties, is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section  1. Incorporation: membership. A membership corporation by the
 name of "Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS'  Benevo-
 lent  Association"  is  hereby  created.  It  shall  be composed of such
 persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided as  shall
 (a)  notify  the  secretary  of the Pound Ridge Fire Department, Inc., a
 volunteer fire department, in writing prior to the organization  meeting
 of  such  corporation hereinafter provided for of their desire to become
 members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and
 also such persons so eligible as may thereafter become members  of  such
 corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   §  2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now, or have
 been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the fire depart-
 ment of the Pound Ridge Fire District, in the Town of Pound Ridge, Coun-
 ty of Westchester, or of any fire corporation in such Fire District, and
 who have acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of exempt volun-
 teer [firemen] FIREFIGHTER as defined in  section  two  hundred  of  the
 general  municipal law by virtue of having rendered service in such fire
 department or fire corporation, and all persons who are now or hereafter
 shall be active volunteer members of  such  fire  department,  shall  be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 eligible  for  membership in the corporation created by this act, except
 that any [fireman] FIREFIGHTER who has been removed for cause,  expelled
 or  dropped  from  the rolls of any fire company or fire department, and
 who  has  not been reinstated therein, shall not be eligible for member-
 ship in such corporation. The membership of any person  in  such  corpo-
 ration  shall  terminate when [his] THEIR membership as an active volun-
 teer member of the fire department of  the  Pound  Ridge  Fire  District
 shall  terminate  before  such  person shall have acquired the status of
 exempt volunteer [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as defined in section two hundred
 of the general municipal law by virtue of  having  rendered  service  in
 such fire department.
   § 3. Purposes AND DUTY OF THE ASSOCIATION. The purposes of such corpo-
 ration  shall  be [the maintenance of]: (A) TO MAINTAIN A suitable head-
 quarters for[, and the promotion of  fraternal  intercourse  among]  the
 members  of  such  corporation[,  the];  (B)  TO PROVIDE relief, aid and
 assistance [of] TO such members [and their families] who are disabled or
 indigent, OR INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF  SUCH  MEMBER'S  DUTIES,  AND
 SUCH  MEMBERS'  FAMILIES;  (C)  TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE  OF
 THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND SUCH  MEMBERS'  FAMILIES;
 (D) TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE
 CORPORATION; (E) TO ENHANCE THE MORALE  OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH
 CORPORATION  BY  PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  FOR  THE
 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION; and (F)  the  promotion  of  [the
 welfare  of]  the  volunteer  fire  service  within the Pound Ridge Fire
 District and territory provided with fire protection  by  contract  with
 such Fire District.
   §  4. Powers and duties. Such corporation shall have all of the powers
 of a membership corporation, and  the  provisions  of  law  relating  to
 membership  corporations  shall  apply  to such corporation except where
 they conflict with the provisions of this act. [However, unless  written
 approval  of  the  state  board  of social welfare shall have first been
 obtained this corporation shall not establish and maintain any  home  or
 institution   which,  if  separately  incorporated,  would  require  the
 approval of such board.]
   § 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 [five hundred fifty-three] 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
 situated in the Pound Ridge Fire District, in the town of  Pound  Ridge,
 county  of  Westchester, or within any duly organized territory in which
 the Pound Ridge Fire Department, Inc. is or may be obligated  to  render
 fire  protection.  The  officer  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 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 indi-
 gent 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.
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   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 260 of the laws of 1969  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2026.