It has five Commissioners from each signatory state who are chosen in the manner provided by the laws of each of the respective states. A chairman and a vice chairman are elected annually by the Commission, and an annual report is submitted to the Governor and Legislature of each signatory state. The Commission meets twice yearly.
Commissioners receive no compensation, but they are reimbursed for necessary expenses.
The Commission is prohibited from incurring any obligations for salaries, office, administration, traveling or other expenses prior to the allotment of funds by the signatory states adequate to meet the same. Each state is also given the right to examine and audit of the accounts of the Commission. The five Commissioners representing the State of New York are the DEC Commissioner, an officer of DEC and such persons as the Governor shall determine will serve the best interests of the State. It mandates that each of the signatory states establish standards of water quality for various classifications of use and prepare a classification of its interstate waterways according to present and proposed highest use. She asks whether he would be able to appear before DEC upon his departure.