2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 42 - Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership › 42-0103 - The Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership.

§ 42-0103. The Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership.
1. The Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership is hereby established
  in  the  department to be a body corporate and public, and to consist of
  up to thirty-seven voting members. The following  individuals  shall  be
  invited  to  become members: the supervisor of the town of Saratoga, the
  supervisor of the town of Fort Edward, the supervisor  of  the  town  of
  Greenwich,  the  supervisor of the town of Easton, the supervisor of the
  town of Stillwater,  the  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Waterford,  the
  supervisor  of the town of Northumberland, the supervisor of the town of
  Halfmoon, the supervisor of the town of Mechanicville, the supervisor of
  the town of White Creek, the supervisor of the town  of  Cambridge,  the
  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Moreau,  the  supervisor  of  the town of
  Schaghticoke, the supervisor of the town of Pittstown, the supervisor of
  the town of Hoosick, the  supervisor  of  the  town  of  Kingsbury,  the
  supervisor   of   the  town  of  Corinth,  the  mayor  of  the  city  of
  Mechanicville, the mayor of the village of Schuylerville, the  mayor  of
  the  village  of  Victory,  the  mayor of the village of Stillwater, the
  mayor of the village of  Fort  Edward,  the  mayor  of  the  village  of
  Greenwich,  the  mayor of the village of South Glens Falls, the mayor of
  the village of Cambridge, the mayor of the village of Hudson Falls,  the
  mayor  of  the  village  of  Valley  Falls,  the mayor of the village of
  Schaghticoke, the mayor of the village of  Corinth,  the  mayor  of  the
  village  of  Hoosick Falls and the mayor of the village of Waterford. In
  addition, six members shall  be  appointed  as  follows:  two  shall  be
  appointed  by  the  governor,  two  shall  be appointed by the temporary
  president of the senate and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the
  assembly. The commissioner and  the  commissioners  of  agriculture  and
  markets,  and  parks,  recreation  and  historic  preservation  shall be
  nonvoting ex-officio members  of  the  partnership.  The  six  appointed
  members  of the partnership, two of which shall be residents of Saratoga
  county, two of which shall be residents of Rensselaer county and two  of
  which  shall  be  residents  of  Washington  county,  shall by training,
  education  and  experience  or  attainment  be  qualified  to   analyze,
  interpret  and/or support matters relevant to historical, environmental,
  economic or scenic preservation work of the partnership. Each ex-officio
  member of the partnership may designate a representative to  attend,  in
  his  or  her place, meetings of the partnership and to act in his or her
  behalf at meetings and with respect to the business of the partnership.
2. The term of office for appointees shall be four years. Members  may
  serve on the partnership until they resign or are replaced. In the event
  of  a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a member's term,
  such vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the  unexpired  term  in
  the same manner as the original appointment.
3.  A  majority  of  the members of the partnership shall constitute a
  quorum.
4. The members of the partnership shall receive  no  compensation  for
  their  services,  but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for their
  expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance  of  their
  duties.
5.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provisions  of  law,  general,
  special or local, no officer or employee  of  the  state  or  any  civil
  division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his
  or  her  office  or  employment  by  reason  of his or her acceptance of
  membership on the partnership.
6. At the initial meeting, the partnership shall elect  officers,  who
  shall serve at the pleasure of the partnership.
8.  The  partnership  shall  meet at least once every two months until
  approval of the plan by the commissioner as provided pursuant to section
  42-0109 of this article, and at least once every quarter thereafter.
9.  Every  state  agency and public corporation having jurisdiction of
  land within municipalities located  within  the  Historic  Hudson-Hoosic
  Rivers  Partnership  Reserve  shall,  to the fullest extent practicable,
  cooperate and assist the partnership in carrying out the  provisions  of
  this article.