Bill Text: NY A10071 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the name and the funds of the Alert Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Great Neck, New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-05 - RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY [A10071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10071-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10071

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 3, 2024
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        Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Local Governments

        AN  ACT  to  amend the Nassau county civil divisions act, in relation to
          the name and the funds of the corporation

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Sections 614.0, 614.1, 614.3 and 614.6 of the Nassau county
     2  civil  divisions  act,  as  added by chapter 73 of the laws of 1940, are
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    § 614.0 Incorporation. The  membership  corporation  by  the  name  of
     5  "Alert  Volunteer  Exempt  [Firemen's]  Firefighter's Benevolent Associ-
     6  ation, of Great Neck, New York," is hereby continued.
     7    § 614.1 Persons eligible to membership. Any person who is now or here-
     8  after becomes a member in good standing of the Alert  Engine,  Hook  and
     9  Ladder  and  Hose Company No. 1, of Great Neck, New York, and any person
    10  residing in the area protected by such fire company who has reserved for
    11  a period of five years as a volunteer member of  such  company  and  has
    12  been  honorably  discharged  therefrom,  and any person residing in such
    13  area who has received his certificate as an exempt [fireman] firefighter
    14  from such company or from any other volunteer  fire  company,  shall  be
    15  eligible  to membership therein. Any [fireman] firefighter, however, who
    16  has been removed for cause, expelled or dropped from the  rolls  of  any
    17  fire  company  or department shall not be eligible to membership in such
    18  corporation.
    19    § 614.3 Powers and duties. a. Such corporation shall have all  of  the
    20  powers  of  a membership corporation, and the provisions of law relating
    21  to membership corporations shall apply to such corporation except  where
    22  they conflict with the provisions of this article.
    23    b.  Such  corporation  shall  have the power to become a member of any
    24  state, county or national [firemen's] firefighter's association,  organ-
    25  ized  for  kindred  purposes,  now or hereafter created, and to pay dues
    26  therein or contribute to the support thereof.
    27    c. The Alert Engine, Hook and Ladder and Hose Company No. 1 may trans-
    28  fer and convey to such corporation, with or without  consideration,  any

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  moneys  or  personal or real property now or hereafter owned by it, upon
     2  the vote of two-thirds of the members of such engine,  hook  and  ladder
     3  and  hose  company  present at any special meeting duly called by it for
     4  such purpose.
     5    §  614.6  Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
     6  a.  Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all tax
     7  imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand one  hundred
     8  four  of  the  insurance  law, for fire department use and benefit, upon
     9  premiums on policies of insurance against loss or damage by fire  cover-
    10  ing  property  situated  within  the area protected by the Alert Engine,
    11  Hook and Ladder and Hose Company No. 1 as now determined or as hereafter
    12  extended.
    13    b. The officer of  such  corporation  designated  by  its  by-laws  to
    14  collect  and  receive  the  aforesaid  tax shall have the same powers as
    15  provided by law for the treasurer of a fire department with  respect  to
    16  such collection and receipt.
    17    c.  Such  corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    18  tax imposed by section  [five  hundred  fifty-four]  nine  thousand  one
    19  hundred  five  of  the insurance law, based upon the business written in
    20  the territory with respect to  which  it  is  entitled  to  collect  and
    21  receive  the  tax under section [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand
    22  one hundred four of the insurance law.
    23    d. Such taxes shall [be used only for the care and relief of  disabled
    24  or  indigent  volunteer  and  exempt firemen and their families] only be
    25  used in furtherance of its purposes set forth in section 614.2  of  this
    26  act.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.