N.Y. PAR Law § 39.05 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title G / Article 39 / Section 39.05
Niagara river greenway commission
Status: in_force

§ 39.05 Niagara river greenway commission. 1. The Niagara river\ngreenway commission is hereby established to be a body corporate and\npolitic constituting a public benefit corporation. The commission shall\nconsist of up to fourteen voting members. The governor shall appoint\neight voting members as follows: four voting members shall be appointed\nby the governor solely in his discretion; two voting members shall be\nappointed following the recommendation of the temporary president of the\nsenate; and two voting members shall be appointed following the\nrecommendation of the speaker of the assembly. One appointee recommended\nby the temporary president of the senate shall be a local elected\nofficial of a municipality adjacent to the Niagara river and shall serve\nas the chairperson of the local government advisory committee created\npursuant to this article. One appointee recommended by the speaker of\nthe assembly shall represent local interests and shall serve as the\nchairperson of the citizens' advisory committee created pursuant to this\narticle. All appointments shall be residents of a municipality adjacent\nto the Niagara river. In addition, six voting members shall serve ex\nofficio: the secretary of state, the commissioners of parks, recreation\nand historic preservation, environmental conservation, transportation,\nand economic development, and the chairperson of the power authority of\nthe state of New York, or their designees. The governor shall designate\na chairperson for the commission.\n  2. The term of office for appointees shall be four years. Members may\nserve on the commission until they resign or are replaced. In the event\nof a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a member's term,\nsuch vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in\nthe same manner as the original appointment.\n  3. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a\nquorum.\n  4. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for\ntheir services, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their\nexpenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their\nduties.\n  5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general,\nspecial, or local, no officer or employee of the state or any civil\ndivision thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his\nor her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of\nmembership on the commission.\n  6. At the initial meeting, the commission shall elect officers, who\nshall serve at the pleasure of the commission.\n  7. The commission shall meet at least once every two months until\napproval of the plan by the commissioner as provided pursuant to section\n39.07 of this article, and at least once every quarter thereafter.\n  8. Every state agency and public corporation having jurisdiction of\nland within municipalities adjacent to the Niagara river shall, to the\nfullest extent practicable, cooperate and assist the commission in\ncarrying out the provisions of this article.\n  9. Every local agency with programs relating to the greenway may offer\nassistance to the commission in carrying out the provisions of this\narticle.\n