Section 39.05. Niagara river greenway commission

1.  The Niagara river
  greenway commission is hereby established to be  a  body  corporate  and
  politic  constituting a public benefit corporation. The commission shall
  consist of up to fourteen voting members.  The  governor  shall  appoint
  eight  voting members as follows: four voting members shall be appointed
  by the governor solely in his discretion; two voting  members  shall  be
  appointed following the recommendation of the temporary president of the
  senate;  and  two  voting  members  shall  be  appointed  following  the
  recommendation of the speaker of the assembly. One appointee recommended
  by the temporary president of  the  senate  shall  be  a  local  elected
  official of a municipality adjacent to the Niagara river and shall serve
  as  the  chairperson  of the local government advisory committee created
  pursuant to this article. One appointee recommended by  the  speaker  of
  the  assembly  shall  represent  local  interests and shall serve as the
  chairperson of the citizens' advisory committee created pursuant to this
  article. All appointments shall be residents of a municipality  adjacent
  to  the  Niagara  river.  In addition, six voting members shall serve ex
  officio: the secretary of state, the commissioners of parks,  recreation
  and  historic  preservation, environmental conservation, transportation,
  and economic development, and the chairperson of the power authority  of
  the  state of New York, or their designees. The governor shall designate
  a chairperson for the commission.
    2. The term of office for appointees shall be four years. Members  may
  serve  on the commission until they resign or are replaced. In the event
  of a vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a member's  term,
  such  vacancy  shall  be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in
  the same manner as the original appointment.
    3. A majority of the members of  the  commission  shall  constitute  a
  quorum.
    4.  The  members  of  the commission shall receive no compensation for
  their services,  but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  their
  expenses  actually  and necessarily incurred in the performance of their
  duties.
    5.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provisions  of  law,  general,
  special,  or  local,  no  officer  or employee of the state or any civil
  division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his
  or her office or employment by  reason  of  his  or  her  acceptance  of
  membership on the commission.
    6.  At  the  initial meeting, the commission shall elect officers, who
  shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
    7. The commission shall meet at least  once  every  two  months  until
  approval of the plan by the commissioner as provided pursuant to section
  39.07 of this article, and at least once every quarter thereafter.
    8.  Every  state  agency and public corporation having jurisdiction of
  land within municipalities adjacent to the Niagara river shall,  to  the
  fullest  extent  practicable,  cooperate  and  assist  the commission in
  carrying out the provisions of this article.
    9. Every local agency with programs relating to the greenway may offer
  assistance to the commission in carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this
  article.