Section 318. Reports of fire losses; availability of information

(a)
  Insurers shall report all fire losses in excess of five hundred  dollars
  or such larger amount as prescribed by the superintendent, arising under
  policies   covering   property  located  in  this  state  to  a  central
  organization engaged in property loss registration, as designated by the
  superintendent,  in  accordance  with  regulations  promulgated  by  the
  superintendent.
    (b)  The  information  contained  in such reports shall, in accordance
  with such regulations, be available to law enforcement agencies, to  tax
  districts  which  have, pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-two
  of the general municipal law, filed with the superintendent a notice  of
  intention  to  claim against the proceeds of a policy of fire insurance,
  to the office of fire prevention and control of the department of state,
  and to appropriate governmental agencies charged with the responsibility
  for demolition of structures.