New York A 5274: Establishes a separate states working group to conduct a study on Long Island statehood

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A05274 Summary:

BILL NOA05274 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Smullen

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes a separate states working group to conduct a study on Long Island statehood which includes a cost benefit analysis on Long Island statehood.

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BILL NOA05274 

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02/12/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5274

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT in relation to establishing a separate states working group to
 conduct a study on Long Island statehood; and providing for the repeal
 of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. There is hereby established within the office of the state
 2 comptroller a working group to be known as the "separate states working
 3 group". The working group shall conduct a study examining dividing New
 4 York into separate states by having the counties of Nassau and Suffolk,
 5 hereinafter referred to as "Long Island", become a separate state. Such
 6 study shall include, but not be limited to:
 7 (a) a cost benefit analysis of separating New York into two separate
 8 states, including, but not limited to, economic opportunity for both
 9 areas;
 10 (b) the legal ramifications of separating New York into two separate
 11 states;
 12 (c) the general up-front cost associated with separating New York into
 13 two separate states, exclusive of the long-term economic ramifications,
 14 including, but not limited to the cost of creating two new state govern-
 15 ments, the separation of the physical and organizational infrastructure,
 16 and the cost of settling land disputes;
 17 (d) the constitutional steps necessary to separate New York into two
 18 separate states; and
 19 (e) any constitutional precedents in the United States for dividing a
 20 state into two separate states.
 21 § 2. The working group shall consist of the following:
 22 (a) the state comptroller and their designee;
 23 (b) one member appointed by the comptroller;
 24 (c) the attorney general and their designee;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06294-01-5

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 1 (d) one member appointed by the attorney general;
 2 (e) two members appointed by the governor;
 3 (f) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 4 (g) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 5 (h) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
 6 (i) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
 7 (j) two members appointed by the New York State Association of Coun-
 8 ties;
 9 (k) two members appointed by the New York State Conference of Mayors
 10 and Municipal Officials; and
 11 (l) two members appointed by the Association of Towns of the State of
 12 New York.
 13 § 3. At the conclusion of the study, the working group will deliver a
 14 report of its findings to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the
 15 temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly,
 16 the minority leader of the senate and the comptroller. Such report shall
 17 be submitted no later than twelve months following the effective date of
 18 this act.
 19 § 4. The members and staff personnel of the separate states working
 20 group shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible to receive
 21 reimbursement for their reasonable, actual and necessary expenses,
 22 provided however, members of the working group representing state agen-
 23 cies may receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses
 24 from their respective agencies. Members of the separate states working
 25 group shall be considered state employees for the purposes of sections
 26 17 and 19 of the public officers law.
 27 § 5. For