Divide New York Plan
We plan to split New York State into 3 self-governing autonomous regions Upstate(New Amsterdam), Montauk(Long Island & Rockland/Westchester), and New York(NYC) with a token state government.
There no extra hurdle of going through the U.S. Congress to create separate states. It can be done short-term. A bill is already in the N.Y.S. Legislature bill#s A05498 - S5416 .
Autonomous regions will have full governing ability to restore liberty repeal bad laws and create economic prosperity.
New York City has a monetary tax incentive to support the proposal as currently must send billions to other regions.
State Employees would pass entirety to regional level. The State government that remains would exist only to handle pensions, Federal and interstate matters.
There no extra hurdle of going through the U.S. Congress to create separate states. It can be done short-term. A bill is already in the N.Y.S. Legislature bill#s A05498 - S5416 .
Autonomous regions will have full governing ability to restore liberty repeal bad laws and create economic prosperity.
New York City has a monetary tax incentive to support the proposal as currently must send billions to other regions.
State Employees would pass entirety to regional level. The State government that remains would exist only to handle pensions, Federal and interstate matters.
This Amendment creates fully autonomous regions. The token state government is kept small by limiting its taxing power to a three (3) percent sales tax; with all other taxing power transferred to the regions. Since we are forming Autonomous Regions not a new state some of the more expensive things are being left at the token state level. The boundaries of the regions are drawn to insure each has enough income to support itself plus local government and school districts are being freed from the many unfunded mandates that force local property taxes to be highest in the nation. The token state laws are limited to those related to Executive (for the state only), Indian, Legislative (for the state only), National Guard, Retirement& Social Security, State Administrative Procedure & State Finance (for the state only), Civil Service (state employees only), Court of Appeals, State Court of Claims, State Judicial Conduct. All the rest of the laws, which are about 3/4 of NY laws, become regional laws of each region and are deleted from the state code; the SAFE act and Common Core laws are among the ones that become Regional laws; each region can then independently modify or repeal them.
Regional Senators from all regions will also serve as the New York State Senate; Regional Assembly persons from all regions will also serve as the New York State Assembly. The regular sessions for regional Legislatures are limited to January, February, and March. Fiscal years of each region will be from March 1 to last day of February. The State Legislature regular session is limited to April and May; The State fiscal year, from May 1 to April 30.
Each region shall have an elected Regional Governor, Regional Lieutenant-Governor, and Regional Secretary of State. The Regional Governor appoints most officials including the Education Commissioner; the Regional Secretary of State appoints the Regional Attorney General and Regional Motor Vehicles Commissioner. The token state government will keep an elected-Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Comptroller.
In order to insure a smooth transformation and PROTECT JOBS; the transfer of state departments/agencies/employees to regional departments/agencies/employees is explained in detail in the amendment and the pension system remains at the state level unchanged. The New York or Montauk regions would still pay for its residents attending New Amsterdam’s regional colleges and vice versa. Some prisons in the New Amsterdam region will be owned by the New York region or the Montauk region. Local Governments ownership rights are not affected by this Amendment so the City of New York retains ownership of its water system.
Most of the powers of the Court of Appeals powers are transferred to each newly created Regional Superior Courts which has final say on ruling on its region laws. Felonies can only be enacted under regional law. Judicial departments are adjusted so they do not cross regional boundaries.
Regional Senators from all regions will also serve as the New York State Senate; Regional Assembly persons from all regions will also serve as the New York State Assembly. The regular sessions for regional Legislatures are limited to January, February, and March. Fiscal years of each region will be from March 1 to last day of February. The State Legislature regular session is limited to April and May; The State fiscal year, from May 1 to April 30.
Each region shall have an elected Regional Governor, Regional Lieutenant-Governor, and Regional Secretary of State. The Regional Governor appoints most officials including the Education Commissioner; the Regional Secretary of State appoints the Regional Attorney General and Regional Motor Vehicles Commissioner. The token state government will keep an elected-Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Comptroller.
In order to insure a smooth transformation and PROTECT JOBS; the transfer of state departments/agencies/employees to regional departments/agencies/employees is explained in detail in the amendment and the pension system remains at the state level unchanged. The New York or Montauk regions would still pay for its residents attending New Amsterdam’s regional colleges and vice versa. Some prisons in the New Amsterdam region will be owned by the New York region or the Montauk region. Local Governments ownership rights are not affected by this Amendment so the City of New York retains ownership of its water system.
Most of the powers of the Court of Appeals powers are transferred to each newly created Regional Superior Courts which has final say on ruling on its region laws. Felonies can only be enacted under regional law. Judicial departments are adjusted so they do not cross regional boundaries.
The New York Region would consist of the counties Bronx, Kings(Brooklyn) , New York(Manhattan), Queens and
Richmond(Staten Island)
The Montauk Region would consist of the counties Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.
The New Amsterdam Region would consist of the counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
Richmond(Staten Island)
The Montauk Region would consist of the counties Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester.
The New Amsterdam Region would consist of the counties of Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
Full text of amendment click on bill #s A05498 - S5416 Proposes a NYS constitutional amendment
to divide the state into three autonomous regions
to divide the state into three autonomous regions
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Divide NYS Caucus Inc is a statewide group working on dividing NYS into autonomous regions
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