Section 10. Department of economic development; commissioner

There shall be
  in  the  state government a department of economic development. The head
  of the department shall be the commissioner of economic development  who
  shall  be  appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent
  of the senate, and hold office until the end of the term of the governor
  by whom he was appointed and until his successor is  appointed  and  has
  qualified.  The  principal office of the department shall be in the city
  of Albany. Regional offices may be established  and  maintained  by  the
  department  in  such  places  as  the commissioner may determine and for
  which appropriations are made by the legislature. The commissioner  may,
  with  the  commissioners  of general services, transportation and labor,
  develop  and  institute  a  procedure  for  the  uniform  collection  of
  employment and economic data within the state for use in connection with
  the scheduling of public works projects.