Section 333. Local highway safety programs

1. The governor or his designee
  is  hereby  empowered  to  promulgate rules and regulations establishing
  standards  and  procedures  relating  to  the   content,   coordination,
  submission and approval of local highway safety programs. Such rules and
  regulations may include, but need not be limited to, requirements in the
  following areas of highway safety:
    (a) traffic engineering and control;
    (b) traffic enforcement;
    (c) emergency medical care;
    (d) investigation and surveillance of accident locations; and
    (e) highway safety education.
    2. To qualify for receipt of federal funds, each political subdivision
  shall:
    (a)  If  a  city or town, appoint, and such political subdivisions are
  hereby  authorized  to  so  appoint,  a  highway  safety  committee   to
  coordinate  local highway safety efforts. The chairman of such committee
  shall be responsible for coordinating the local highway  safety  program
  with  the  state  program  in  the  manner  required  by  the  rules and
  regulations of the governor or his designee.
    (b) If a county, establish a county traffic safety board as authorized
  by article forty-three of the vehicle and traffic law. The  chairman  of
  such  board  shall  be  responsible  for  coordinating the local highway
  safety program with the state program in  the  manner  required  by  the
  rules and regulations of the governor or his designee.
    (c)  If  any combination of a city, town or county having at least one
  common boundary, appoint, and such  political  subdivisions  are  hereby
  authorized  to  so  appoint,  a  regional  highway  safety  committee to
  coordinate regional highway safety efforts. Such committee shall consist
  of at least one member from each participating city, town or county. The
  chairman of such committee shall be  responsible  for  coordinating  the
  regional  highway  safety  program  with the state program in the manner
  required by the rules and regulations of the governor or his designee.
    (d) Submit to the governor or his  designee  a  local  highway  safety
  program  in  accordance  with  and  meeting the standards established by
  rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision  one  of  this
  section.
    (e)  Submit  to the governor or his designee such other information as
  may be required to carry out the purposes of this article.