Section 33.01. New York state heritage areas advisory council

There shall
  continue to be in the office a New York state  heritage  areas  advisory
  council  which  shall  consist of twenty-six members or their designated
  representatives. The commissioner shall be  a  member  of  the  advisory
  council.  In  addition,  the  advisory  council  shall  consist  of  the
  following  twenty-five  other  members:  the  commissioner  of  economic
  development, to advise and assist regarding related tourism and economic
  revitalization;  the  commissioner  of  education,  to advise and assist
  regarding the interpretive and educational aspects of the programs;  the
  secretary  of state, to advise and assist regarding matters of community
  development and state planning and to advise on the  identification  and
  preservation  of rural resources; the commissioner of transportation, to
  advise and assist regarding matters  of  transportation  to  and  within
  heritage  areas;  the  president of the New York state urban development
  corporation,  to  advise  and  assist  regarding  matters  of   economic
  development;  the  commissioner of environmental conservation, to advise
  and  assist  regarding  matters  of  conservation  and  use  of  natural
  resources; the chairman of the state board for historic preservation, to
  advise  and  assist  in  matters  regarding  historic  preservation; the
  commissioner of housing and  community  renewal  to  advise  and  assist
  regarding   neighborhood  and  community  development  and  preservation
  programs; the chairman of the New York state thruway authority regarding
  the operation of the New York state canal system;  the  commissioner  of
  agriculture  and  markets  regarding  agriculture  in  heritage areas; a
  representative of the State Heritage Area Association; the  director  or
  chief  executive officer of the Hudson River National Heritage Area, the
  Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, the Champlain Valley  National
  Heritage  Partnership  and the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area; and
  ten members to be appointed by the governor, three of such members shall
  be municipal officers, elected officials  or  representatives  of  local
  government  interest and seven of such members shall be, by professional
  training or experience or attainment, qualified to analyze or  interpret
  matters   relevant   to  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  state
  designated heritage areas including urban cultural  parks  and  heritage
  corridors,  one  of  whom  shall  be the director of a heritage area. Of
  these last seven, two are to be appointed from names recommended by  the
  majority  leader  of  the  senate,  two  are  to be appointed from names
  recommended by the speaker of the assembly, one is to be appointed  from
  names  recommended by the minority leader of the senate and one is to be
  appointed from names recommended by the minority leader of the assembly.
  The governor may designate such ex-officio members who shall be from the
  executive department, state agencies or public corporations as he or she
  deems appropriate; provided that such ex-officio members shall not  vote
  on matters before the advisory council. For the ten members appointed by
  the  governor, each shall hold office for a term of five years and until
  his or her successor shall have been appointed or until he or she  shall
  resign.  The  members  of  the advisory council shall elect a chair from
  amongst its members for a term of three years.  Eleven  members  of  the
  advisory  council  shall  constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
  business at both regular and special meetings. Any ex-officio member may
  delegate all his or her duties of membership, including  voting  rights,
  to an officer or employee of such member's organization. No member shall
  receive any compensation.