STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6262--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- 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 493 of the laws of 1987 creating the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Incorpo- rated 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: 1 Section 1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creat- 2 ing the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Asso- 3 ciation, Incorporated and providing for its powers and duties, are 4 amended to read as follows: 5 § 3. Purposes. [The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte- 6 nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso- 7 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their 8 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse 9 among the members of such corporation, to study and disseminate among 10 the members of such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting 11 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families 12 who are disabled or indigent and to acquire real and personal property 13 such as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and the 14 promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri- 15 tory now served or which may hereafter be served by the Ocean Beach 16 Volunteer Fire Department.] The purposes of the corporation created by 17 this act shall be: to provide relief, aid and assistance to the volun- 18 teer members of such corporation who are disabled, indigent or injured 19 in the performance of their duties, and their families; to promote and 20 safeguard the welfare of the volunteer members of such corporation, and 21 their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the members of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07259-03-3
S. 6262--A 2 1 such corporation; to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer 2 members of such corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer 3 members of such corporation by providing social and recreational activ- 4 ities for the volunteer members of such corporation, and the promotion 5 of the volunteer fire service within the territory protected by the 6 Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Department. 7 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such 8 corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes 9 imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law 10 for fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against 11 loss or damage by fire covering property within the village of Ocean 12 Beach located in Suffolk county, New York. The officers of said corpo- 13 ration designated by its by-laws to collect, and receive the aforesaid 14 tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all the provisions of 15 the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire departments. Such 16 corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the tax 17 distributed pursuant to the provisions of section nine thousand one 18 hundred five of the insurance law, based upon the business written in 19 the territory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and 20 receive the tax under section nine thousand one hundred four of the 21 insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of 22 disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt volunteer firefighters and 23 their families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set 24 forth in section three of this act. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 26 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creating 27 the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Associ- 28 ation, Incorporated and providing for its powers and duties made by 29 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on 30 and after January 1, 2024.