US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

40 U.S.C. § 15733

Northern Border Regional Commission

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.

Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2)122 Stat. 1481Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6304(d)132 Stat. 4752Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2245138 Stat. 3204(Added , , , and , title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), , , 2243; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

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 was repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(1)2025—Par. (1). , inserted “Lincoln,” after “Knox,”.

Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(2)Par. (2). , inserted “Merrimack,” after “Grafton,”.

Pub. L. 118–272, § 2245(3)Par. (3). , inserted “Schoharie,” after “Schenectady,” and “Wyoming,” after “Wayne,”.

Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(1)2018—Par. (2). , inserted “Belknap,” before “Carroll,” and “Cheshire,” before “Coos,”.

Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(2)Par. (3). , 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.”

Pub. L. 115–334, § 6304(d)(3)Par. (4). , 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 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246section 15101 of this titleSection effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after , see , set out as a note under .