§ 54. Per capita state aid for the support of local government. 1.\nDefinitions. When used in this section, unless otherwise expressly\nstated:\n a. (1) "Population" of a county, city, town or village means the\npopulation as shown by the latest preceding decennial federal census\ncompleted and published as a final population count by the United States\nbureau of the census preceding the commencement of the state fiscal year\nin which the apportionment and payment are made, or a special population\ncensus certified to the state comptroller pursuant to this section,\nwhichever is later. The population of a town shall include the\npopulation of any village or villages or parts thereof within such town\nbut shall exclude the population of any city or part thereof within such\ntown.\n (2) The population of a town outside village area shall be the\npopulation of the town minus the population of the area of the town\nlocated in any village or villages for the same year and shall exclude\npersons residing within the boundaries of a military post or reservation\nunder the jurisdiction of the United States to the extent that they\nexceed twenty-five percent of the population of a town outside the\nvillage area.\n (3) Where there is an alteration in the boundaries of a county, city,\nvillage, town or town outside village or a municipality is created,\npopulation shall be determined in accordance with subdivision four of\nthis section.\n (4) Population excludes the reservation and school Indian population\nand incarcerated individuals of institutions under the direction,\nsupervision or control of the state department of corrections and\ncommunity supervision and the state department of mental hygiene and the\nincarcerated individuals of state institutions operated and maintained\nby the office of children and family services.\n (5) Where the director of the United States bureau of the census\ncertifies that the population of a county, city, town or village, as\nshown by such latest preceding decennial or special population census\nshould be corrected because it, (a) excludes a specified number of\npersons who were actually residing in such county, city, town or village\nat the time of such census, or (b) includes a specified number of\npersons who were not actually residing in such county, city, town or\nvillage at the time of such census, a copy of such certificate shall be\nfiled by the locality or state agency receiving such certificate with\nthe state comptroller within ten days of receipt. In the case of a gain\nin population, the specified number shall be added to the population on\nthe basis of which moneys are apportioned and paid in state fiscal years\nsubsequent to the date such certificate is filed with the state\ncomptroller. In the case of a loss in population, the specified number\nshall be subtracted from the population of such county, city, town or\nvillage on the basis of which moneys are apportioned and paid under the\nprovisions of this section commencing with the first state fiscal year\nbeginning not less than six months after the date such certificate is\nrequired to be filed with the state comptroller.\n b. "Special population census" or "special census" means the\npopulation of a county, city, town or village certified by the United\nStates bureau of the census as of a date not earlier than March\nfifteenth and not later than May fifteenth in any year subsequent to the\nlatest federal decennial census, which shall have been filed with the\nstate comptroller and not subsequently withdrawn, in accordance with the\nprovisions of subdivision three of this section.\n c. "Full value" of a county, city, village or town means the amount\nwhich results from dividing the total assessed valuation of real\nproperty taxable by it on its assessment roll by the state equalization\nrate established by the commissioner of taxation and finance for such\nroll except as otherwise provided in subdivision four of this section.\
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