Section 846-L. New York motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention board

1. There is hereby created in the division  of  criminal  justice
  services the New York motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention
  board  (hereinafter  "board"),  which  shall  consist  of  the following
  members:
    (a)  The  commissioner  of  criminal  justice  services   (hereinafter
  "commissioner"),  or  his  designee,  who  shall  serve  as  the  voting
  chairperson of the board;
    (b)  Three  voting  members  appointed  by   the   governor   on   the
  recommendation of the speaker of the assembly provided, however, that no
  more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall be
  from  the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of
  this section.
    (c)  Three  voting  members  appointed  by   the   governor   on   the
  recommendation  of  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate provided,
  however, that no more than two such appointments made pursuant  to  this
  paragraph  shall be from the same category of members as provided for in
  subdivision two of this section; and
    (d) Five voting members appointed by the governor  provided,  however,
  that  no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph
  shall  be  from  the  same  category  of  members  as  provided  for  in
  subdivision two of this section.
    2.  The  members  of  the board appointed on the recommendation of the
  speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the  senate,  and
  the members of the board appointed by the governor pursuant to paragraph
  (d)  of  subdivision  one  of  this  section, shall be representative of
  consumers of motor vehicle insurance, motor vehicle insurance companies,
  law enforcement agencies and the judicial system. The appointments shall
  be made not later than one hundred eighty days after the date  on  which
  this  section  shall  have  become law. Members of the board who are not
  public officials shall serve for a term of four years.  Members  of  the
  board shall serve without compensation, except that members of the board
  who  are  not  public  officials shall be entitled to receive reasonable
  reimbursement for expenses incurred by  them  in  performance  of  their
  duties  as  members of the board. A majority of the members of the board
  shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a  meeting.
  Action  may  be  taken  by  the  board  at  a meeting upon a vote of the
  majority of its members present. Every member  of  the  board  shall  be
  entitled to designate a representative to attend, in his or her place, a
  meeting  of the board and to vote or otherwise act in his or her behalf,
  provided, however, that a member may not designate such a representative
  more than once each year. Written notice of such  designation  shall  be
  furnished  to  the  board by the designating member prior to any meeting
  attended by his or her representative.  Any  such  representative  shall
  serve  at the pleasure of the designating member. No such representative
  shall be authorized to delegate any of his or her duties or functions to
  any other person. The board shall meet at least four  times  each  year,
  and  at  other  times at the call of the chairperson or upon the written
  request of two-thirds of the members of the board.
    3. The commissioner shall,  pursuant  to  the  recommendation  of  the
  board, have the power and duty to:
    (a)  Make,  execute,  and  deliver  contracts,  conveyances, and other
  instruments necessary to effect  the  purposes  and  objectives  of  the
  program;
    (b)   Accept  any  grant,  including  federal  grants,  or  any  other
  contributions for the purposes of the program. Any  moneys  so  received
  shall  be  expended  by  the  commissioner  for  the program's purposes,

  pursuant to appropriation and subject to the  applicable  provisions  of
  the state finance law;
    (c) Make grants pursuant to a request for proposals process;
    (d)  Appoint  such  employees  and agents as the commissioner may deem
  necessary, fix their compensation within  the  limitations  provided  by
  law, and prescribe their duties;
    (e)  Request  from  the  division  of  state  police,  from  county or
  municipal police  departments  and  agencies,  from  the  department  of
  insurance,  from  the  department  of motor vehicles, from the office of
  court administration, from any  other  state  department  or  agency  or
  public  authority,  or  from  any  insurer  which  offers  motor vehicle
  insurance such assistance and data as are useful for  the  purposes  and
  objectives of the program;
    (f)  Cooperate  with and assist political subdivisions of the state in
  the development of local programs to prevent  motor  vehicle  theft  and
  insurance fraud;
    (g)  Advise  and  assist  the  superintendent of insurance pursuant to
  section two thousand three hundred forty-eight of the insurance law; and
    (h) Submit, no later than February  fifteenth  of  each  year  to  the
  governor  and  the  chairperson  of the senate finance committee and the
  chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee, a  written  report
  on  the  board's  activities,  the  activities  of grant recipients, the
  results achieved by the grant recipients  in  improving  the  detection,
  prevention  or  reduction of motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud and
  the impact such efforts may have on motor vehicle insurance rates.