NY Transp L § 216 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 9-B - State Public Transportation Safety Board 216 - State Public Transportation Safety Board.

§ 216. State  public  transportation  safety board. 1. There is hereby   created in the department a board, to  be  known  as  the  state  public   transportation  safety  board.   Such board shall be responsible for the   investigation of accidents involving public transportation in the state,   including commuter rail, subways, rapid transit  and  buses.  The  board   shall also be responsible for the presentation of recommendations to all   public  transportation  operators and carriers to prevent the occurrence   of future accidents. Such board shall consist of  the  commissioner  and   six  other  members, no more than three of whom shall belong to the same   political party. Two of the members of the board shall  be  selected  by   the  governor  from  a  list submitted by the temporary president of the   senate and two from a list submitted by the speaker of the assembly. The   remaining two members shall be selected by the governor. One  from  each   category  of  selected  members  shall have competence and experience in   connection  with  the  operation,  design  or   management   of   public   transportation  facilities and systems. Three of the members, other than   the  commissioner,  shall  be  from  the   metropolitan   transportation   authority  region  and  three  members  shall be from areas of the state   outside such  region.  All  appointees  to  the  board  other  than  the   commissioner  shall  be  upon  the advice and consent of the senate. The   metropolitan transportation authority inspector general shall be  an  ex   officio  member  of  the board but shall have no vote on matters arising   outside of the operations of the metropolitan transportation  authority.   Provided,  however,  that  with  the  exception  of the commissioner, no   elected or appointed public officer or transportation  authority  member   shall  be  eligible  for  membership  on  such board. The governor shall   select a chairman from the members but the  chairman  shall  be  someone   other than the metropolitan transportation authority inspector general.2. The board may be called to investigate any accident by the governor   or   chairman.   Alternatively,   any  board  member  may  call  for  an   investigation with majority board concurrence.3. Except for the commissioner  and  the  metropolitan  transportation   authority  inspector  general,  the  term  of office of each such member   shall be six years, except that the members first selected  shall  serve   for  terms  of six years, five years, four years, three years, two years   and one year, respectively. Any  member  appointed  to  fill  a  vacancy   occurring  otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for   the remainder of the unexpired term.4. Members of the board, except the commissioner and the  metropolitan   transportation  authority  inspector  general, shall receive one hundred   fifty dollars per diem, not to exceed ten  thousand  dollars  per  annum   compensation  for  their  services  as members of the board, and each of   them shall be allowed the necessary and actual expenses which  he  shall   incur in the performance of his duties under this article.