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§15733 Northern Border Regional Commission

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Northern Border Regional Commission covers counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Maine includes Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington. New Hampshire includes Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan. New York includes 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. Vermont includes Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §15733

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The region of the Northern Border Regional Commission shall include the following counties:
(1)Maine.—
The counties of Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington in the State of Maine.
(2)New hampshire.—
The counties of Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire.
(3)New york.—
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)Vermont.—
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 L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110