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§15733 Northern Border Regional Commission

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets the Northern Border Regional Commission area to include certain counties in four states. It covers 13 counties in Maine, 7 counties in New Hampshire, 30 counties in New York, and 14 counties in Vermont, the exact counties named in the statute.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §15733

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The region of the Northern Border Regional Commission shall include the following counties:
(1)The counties of Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington in the State of Maine.
(2)The counties of Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire.
(3)The counties of Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Washington, Warren, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates in the State of New York.
(4)The counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor in the State of Vermont.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2025—Par. (1). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(1), inserted “Lincoln,” after “Knox,”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(2), inserted “Merrimack,” after “Grafton,”. Par. (3). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(3), inserted “Schoharie,” after “Schenectady,” and “Wyoming,” after “Wayne,”. 2018—Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(1), inserted “Belknap,” before “Carroll,” and “Cheshire,” before “Coos,”. Par. (3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(2), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The counties of Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Seneca, and St. Lawrence in the State of New York.” Par. (4). Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(3), inserted “Addison, Bennington,” before “Caledonia,”, “Chittenden,” before “Essex,”, and “, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor” before “in the State” and substituted “Orange,” for “and”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

40 U.S.C. § 15733

Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73