New York S 2192: Establishes a procedure for the creation of new counties

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S02192 Summary:

BILL NOS02192 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09567

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 1-A §§10 - 19, County L

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Establishes a procedure for the creation of new counties; outlines population and area requirements; requires a feasibility study, petition and referendum; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS02192 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2192

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to establishing a procedure
 for the creation of new counties

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. It is hereby found by the legislature
 2 that section 2 of article 9 of the state constitution provides that the
 3 legislature shall provide for the creation and organization of local
 4 governments in the state of New York. The state has established proce-
 5 dures for the creation of villages, towns, and for municipal annexation.
 6 However, it has not established procedures for the creation of counties.
 7 The legislature is committed to the establishment of local government
 8 that is more cost effective, more efficient, and more responsive to the
 9 needs and desires of those residents being served. Therefore, the legis-
 10 lature finds that it is in the best interests of the state of New York
 11 to establish a procedure for the creation of new counties where it is
 12 feasible and in the best interest of the governed. This legislation
 13 would create such a procedure.
 14 § 2. The county law is amended by adding a new article 1-A to read as
 15 follows:
 16 ARTICLE 1-A
 17 CREATION OF NEW COUNTIES
 18 Section 10. Population and area requirements.
 19 11. Feasibility study.
 20 12. Petition.
 21 13. Filing petition and objections; determination.
 22 14. Decision of the state comptroller.
 23 15. Referendum.
 24 16. Effective date; transition period.
 25 17. Disposition of property.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06000-01-5

 S. 2192 2

 1 18. Assumption of debt.
 2 19. Miscellaneous provisions.
 3 § 10. Population and area requirements. 1. A territory containing a
 4 population of at least one hundred thousand inhabitants, as determined
 5 by the most recent federal census, may be established as a county under
 6 this article. Such territory shall also have an area of at least one
 7 hundred square miles.
 8 2. Such territory shall be contiguous and all counties affected by a
 9 petition pursuant to this article shall have contiguous boundaries.
 10 3. Such territory shall not divide the territory of any existing
 11 cities, towns or villages.
 12 § 11. Feasibility study. Before a petition to become a county may be
 13 filed under section twelve of this article, a feasibility study shall
 14 first be prepared. Such feasibility study shall include the following:
 15 1. A proposed operating budget for the territory to be the proposed
 16 county;
 17 2. A proposed capital budget for the territory to be the proposed
 18 county;
 19 3. A proposal for the division of assets and liabilities between the
 20 affected counties;
 21 4. The property tax impact on the proposed county and the remaining
 22 county over at least a five year period; and
 23 5. An executive summary of such financial impact statement, including
 24 the estimated real property tax impact for the territory to be the
 25 proposed county and the remaining area of the remaining county.
 26 § 12. Petition. 1. A proceeding to create a new county shall commence
 27 with a petition.
 28 2. A petition to create a new county shall be signed by a number equal
 29 to at least ten per centum of the total vote cast for governor in the
 30 territory p