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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7675--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 29, 2025
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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 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 220 of the laws of 1976 incorporating the
Brockport Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Association, Monroe county, New
York, 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 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 220 of the laws of 1976
incorporating the Brockport Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association,
Monroe county, New York, and providing for its powers and duties, are
amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
name of "Brockport Exempt Volunteer [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTERS' Benevolent
Association, Inc." 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 Brockport Fire [Department] DISTRICT, a
volunteer fire [department] DISTRICT, in writing prior to the organiza-
tion meeting hereinafter provided for of the corporation created by this
act 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 village of Brockport, in the town of Sweden, county of
Monroe, or of any fire company in [such village] THE BROCKPORT FIRE
DISTRICT and who have acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of
exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTER as defined in section [two
hundred] 200 of the general municipal law by virtue of having rendered
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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service in such fire department, FIRE DISTRICT or fire company, and all
persons who are now or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of
such fire [department] DISTRICT, shall be 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 membership in such corporation. The
membership of any person in such corporation shall terminate when [his]
THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of the fire [department
of the village] DISTRICT of Brockport shall terminate before such person
shall have acquired the status of exempt [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as
defined in section [two hundred] 200 of the general municipal law by
virtue of having rendered service in such fire [department] DISTRICT.
§ 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of fraternal
intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and
assistance of such members and their families who are INJURED, disabled
or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire
service within the [village of Brockport and] territory provided with
fire protection by [contract with such village] THE BROCKPORT FIRE
DISTRICT, 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 SUCH CORPORATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE
MORALE OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION.
§ 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] 9104 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 village of
Brockport, [in the] town of Sweden, county of Monroe, or within any duly
organized territory in which the Brockport Fire [Department] DISTRICT is
or may be obligated to render fire protection. The officer of said
corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the afore-
said 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 [five hundred fifty-four] 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 [five hundred
fifty-three] 9104 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; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 7 of chapter 220 of the laws of 1976 made by
section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
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