Section 7.05. Commission members; chairmen

1. Subject to the provisions of
  subdivision two, each of the  regional  park,  recreation  and  historic
  preservation  commissions  shall  consist  of  a board of seven members,
  appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, for
  terms of seven years. Members shall be citizens  and  residents  of  the
  state,  and at least five members of each commission shall reside in the
  park region which the commission serves. The chairman of each commission
  shall be designated by the governor from among the  members,  and  shall
  hold  such  office  at  the  pleasure  of  the governor. Members of such
  commissions shall not receive any compensation, but shall be entitled to
  their actual and necessary expenses in performing the  duties  of  their
  office.
    2.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subdivision one, the additional
  provisions  below  shall  govern  the  appointment  of  members  of  the
  following commissions:
    (a)  Niagara Frontier state park, recreation and historic preservation
  commission. At least two members shall reside in Niagara county  and  at
  least three shall reside in Erie county.
    (b)   Genesee   state   park,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
  commission.  At least two members shall reside in  each  of  Monroe  and
  Wyoming  counties,  and  at  least one shall reside in each of the other
  counties in the third park region.
    (c)  Taconic  state  park,  recreation   and   historic   preservation
  commission.    At  least two members shall reside in Westchester county;
  the seventh member shall be the person holding the office of chairman of
  the Westchester county parks, recreation and conservation board, or  the
  person  holding  a  similar  position  in any agency or board which is a
  successor thereto or to the park functions thereof.
    (d) Long Island  state  park,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
  commission.  The  commission shall consist of nine members. At least two
  members shall reside in Nassau county and two  in  Suffolk  county;  all
  members shall reside within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.
    (e)  Thousand Islands state park, recreation and historic preservation
  commission. All members shall reside in the tenth park region.
    (f) Saratoga-Capital district  state  park,  recreation  and  historic
  preservation  commission.  The  commission  shall  consist  of  fourteen
  members, at least seven of whom shall reside in the eleventh region.
    (g) State park, recreation and historic  preservation  commission  for
  the  city of New York. The commission shall consist of nine members. All
  members shall reside in the city of New York; provided however, that one
  member shall be the person holding the office of commissioner  of  parks
  and  recreation of the city of New York, or the person holding a similar
  position in any agency or board which is a successor thereto or  to  the
  park functions thereof.