Section 225. Wood products development council

1.  There  is  hereby
  established within the department a wood products  development  council.
  Such  council  shall  consist  of the commissioner, the commissioners of
  environmental conservation and economic development, or their designees,
  and ten other persons to be appointed by  the  governor,  including  one
  member  on  the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate;
  one member on the recommendation of the speaker  of  the  assembly;  one
  member  on  the recommendation of the minority leader of the senate; and
  one member on the recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly.
  Of the members so appointed, at least one  member  shall  be  a  sawmill
  owner,  one  member shall be a secondary wood products manufacturer, one
  member shall be a logger, one member shall be a  maple  syrup  producer,
  one  member  shall  be  a commercial forest owner, one member shall be a
  nonindustrial forest owner, one member shall be a  representative  of  a
  statewide  forest  industry  organization,  and  one  member  shall be a
  representative of a statewide  forest  landowners  association.  Members
  shall  be  appointed for a term of three years and may serve until their
  successors are chosen, provided, however,  that  of  the  members  first
  appointed,  three  shall serve for a term of one year, three shall serve
  for a term of two years, and four shall serve for a term of three years.
  The  governor  shall  select  a  member  of  the  council  to  serve  as
  chairperson.  Council  members  shall not receive compensation for their
  services, but may be paid their actual and necessary  expenses  incurred
  in serving upon the council.
    2.  The  council  shall work with wood-using manufacturers to increase
  the economic contributions and employment opportunities related  to  the
  practice of forestry and manufacture of wood products in New York state.
  The  council  shall  give  priority  to increasing private investment in
  working forests; maintaining  access  to  working  and  family  forests;
  coordinating  policy and permitting issues with state agencies, academia
  and the private sector; working to improve public understanding  of  and
  appreciation for forestry and forest products; and increasing export and
  market  opportunities  for  New  York forest products. The council shall
  deliver an annual report outlining its work and  making  recommendations
  with  regard  to  economic  development  and  marketing  initiatives and
  research and development initiatives consistent with the purposes of the
  council. The report shall be delivered to the governor, the  speaker  of
  the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader
  of the assembly and the minority leader of the senate.
    3.  The  department  shall  provide  necessary support services to the
  council, including,  within  funds  available,  the  appointment  of  an
  executive director to coordinate the work of the council.