NY Env Conserv L § 73-0105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 73 - New York State Canal Flood Mitigation Task Force 73-0105 - Task Force Composition.

* § 73-0105. Task force composition.1.  The  task  force  shall  consist of fourteen members; nine of whom   shall be the director of the  canal  corporation,  commissioner  of  the   department  of  environmental  conservation, the secretary of state, the   commissioner of transportation, the  director  of  the  state  emergency   management  office,  the  commissioner of parks, recreation and historic   preservation, the commissioner of agriculture and markets, the  chairman   of  the power authority of the state of New York and the commissioner of   economic development or designee; and five additional members who  shall   be  from outside the public offices listed in this section and who shall   have  professional  experience  in  the  fields  of   hydrology,   civil   engineering,  climatology,  emergency  management  and  soil  and  water   conservation. The governor shall appoint three of  the  five  additional   members  and  the  temporary  president of the senate and speaker of the   assembly shall each appoint one of each of the five additional members.2. The task force shall appoint a chairperson from among its members.3. The members of the task force shall  receive  no  compensation  for   their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses   incurred in the performance of their duties.4. The task force shall consult with the emergency management officer,   or  appropriate county officer, from each county adjacent or intersected   by the canal system or the Oswego river  basin  and  each  such  officer   shall  provide  to  the task force a document listing their concerns and   recommendations related to flooding along the  canal  system.  The  task   force   shall   consider   such  concerns  and  recommendations  in  its   deliberations  and  in  the  formulation  of  its   determinations   and   recommendations.5.  The  task force shall also solicit the views of persons who reside   adjacent to the canal system or major bodies  within  the  Oswego  river   basin  to  assist  it  in  making its determinations and formulating its   recommendations.6. To help ensure the task force's  receipt  of  a  comprehensive  and   diverse array of views, a citizen advisory board to the task force shall   be  established.  The  advisory  board  shall  consist of up to thirteen   members appointed for  two  years,  seven  members  shall  be  appointed   following  the  recommendation  of  the  governor;  two members shall be   appointed following the recommendation of the temporary president of the   senate; two members shall be appointed following the  recommendation  of   the speaker of the assembly; one member shall be appointed following the   recommendation  of  the  minority  leader  of the senate; and one member   shall be appointed following the recommendation of the  minority  leader   of  the  assembly. The advisory board shall represent a diverse array of   interests, including property owners residing adjacent to  or  in  close   proximity  to  the  canal system or major water bodies within the Oswego   river basin, recreational and commercial  users  of  the  canal  system,   environmental  groups  and  hydroelectric  power generators that operate   facilities within the canal system. No member of the advisory board  may   be concurrently employed by, or provide goods or services to, any agency   or  public  corporation  which  is  represented  on  the task force. The   commissioner shall select a member of the advisory  board  to  serve  as   chairperson.7. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation for   their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses   incurred in the performance of their duties.8.  The  advisory  board  shall  advise  the  task  force  on relevant   information and issues related to flooding and flood mitigation  in  the   canal  system or the Oswego river basin; make recommendations to fulfill    the purposes of this article; and provide advice and assistance required   by the task force.9.  The  task  force  shall meet at least six times at the call of the   chairperson.* NB Repealed 120 days after the New York State canal flood mitigation   task force has submitted its completed report (see ch. 456/2007 §2)