Section 15-2137. Hudson River-Black River Regulating District; old boards abolished; new board created

1. The Hudson River Regulating District and the Black River Regulating
  District created pursuant to this article are hereby consolidated into a
  single district, to include the areas of both such districts, and to  be
  known as the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.
    2.  Except  as  hereinafter  provided,  the  board of the Hudson River
  Regulating District and the board of the Black River Regulating District
  are hereby abolished, and all of the  jurisdiction,  functions,  powers,
  duties   and  obligations  possessed  or  exercised  by,  or  for  which
  commitments have been made by, such boards, including lands or  property
  acquired, moneys of the boards, and actions taken or determinations made
  by such boards, are hereby transferred to, assigned to and devolved upon
  the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District and its board.
    3.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  titles  21, 23 and 25 of this
  article, a board of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District  is
  hereby  created  to  consist  of  seven  members  to be appointed by the
  governor not less than three of whom shall be residents of the territory
  comprising the Black River area and not less than three of whom shall be
  residents of  the  territory  comprising  the  Hudson  River  area.  The
  governor  shall  appoint one member for a term ending September 1, 1960,
  one for a term ending September 1, 1961, one for a term ending September
  1, 1962, one for a term ending September 1, 1963, and  one  for  a  term
  ending  September  1,  1964,  and thereafter, on the expiration of their
  respective terms of office, appointments shall be made for terms of five
  years. The governor shall appoint two additional board members, each  of
  whom shall serve for a term of five years from the effective date of his
  or  her  appointment;  provided,  however,  that the board members first
  appointed on or after the effective date of the chapter of the  laws  of
  two  thousand five which amended this subdivision shall serve an initial
  term of two years from the  effective  date  of  such  appointment.  The
  governor  shall  fill any vacancy on such board within thirty days after
  it occurs for the remainder of the term of office.