Relates to the purpose of such corporation and the use of certain tax monies received by the Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association Inc. in the town of Cheektowaga, Erie county, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7651--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CHLUDZINSKI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 296 of the laws of 1992 incorporating the Rescue
   Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firemen's  Benevolent  Association  Inc.,  and
   providing for its powers and duties, in relation  to  the  purpose  of
   such corporation and the use of certain tax monies received
 
   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 296 of the laws of 1992  incor-
 porating  the  Rescue  Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ-
 ation 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 the promotion of fraternal inter-
 course among the members of such corporation[,];  the  relief,  aid  and
 assistance  of [such] THE VOLUNTEER members [and their families] OF SUCH
 CORPORATION who are disabled [or], indigent [and the  promotion  of  the
 welfare  of  the  volunteer  fire  service] OR INJURED IN PERFORMANCE OF
 THEIR DUTIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD  THE  WELFARE
 OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO
 PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF THE  CORPO-
 RATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPO-
 RATION 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
 RESCUE  VOLUNTEER HOSE COMPANY NO.1 OF THE WALDEN FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2 IN
 THE TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA, COUNTY OF ERIE.
   § 7. Precept for the payment of foreign fire insurance premium  taxes.
 Such  corporation  shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes
 imposed by section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 benefit, upon premiums for insurance against  loss  or  damage  by  fire
 covering  property  situated within the Walden Fire District No.2 in the
 town of Cheektowaga, located in Erie county, New  York,  or  within  any
 duly  organized  territory in which the fire district is or may be obli-
 gated to render fire protection. The officers of said corporation desig-
 nated 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 [distributed pursuant  to
 the  provisions  of] IMPOSED BY section 9105 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 9104 of the insur-
 ance  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; provided however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 296 of the laws of 1992  relating
 to  incorporating  the  Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 Association Inc., made by section one of this act, shall apply to  taxes
 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2026.