Section 41.05. Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor commission

The commission is hereby established  as  a  not-for-profit
  corporation.    The  commission  shall be governed by the not-for-profit
  corporation law except where such law conflicts with  this  article,  in
  which  case  the provisions of this article shall govern. The commission
  shall consist  of  up  to  eleven  voting  members  and  six  non-voting
  ex-officio  members. One member each shall be appointed by the governor,
  the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the  assembly.
  Other  members shall include the mayor of the city of Buffalo, or his or
  her designee, a representative of museum studies at the state university
  of New York College at Buffalo, two representatives of the department of
  Afro-American studies at the state university of New York at Buffalo,  a
  representative  from  the  Monroe Fordham regional history center at the
  state university of New York College at Buffalo,  and  a  representative
  from  each board governing the J. Edward Nash House, the Michigan Street
  Baptist Church, and the Colored Musicians Club. All  appointments  shall
  be  residents  of  the  city  of  Buffalo,  but  the  commission has the
  authority to waive this requirement at its discretion. In addition,  six
  non-voting   shall   serve  ex-officio:  the  secretary  of  state,  the
  commissioners  of  the  office  of  parks,   recreation   and   historic
  preservation,   environmental  conservation,  economic  development  and
  education, and the president of the city  of  Buffalo's  convention  and
  visitor's  bureau,  or  their  designees. Appointments to the commission
  shall be filed with the commissioner who shall convene the first meeting
  of  the  commission  following  the  filing  of  a   majority   of   the
  appointments.  At  the  initial  meeting,  the members of the commission
  shall elect officers.
    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 voting 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. Every state agency and public corporation  having  jurisdiction  of
  land   within  the  heritage  corridor  shall,  to  the  fullest  extent
  practicable, cooperate and assist the commission  in  carrying  out  the
  provisions of this article.
    7.  Every  local  agency  relating  to the heritage corridor may offer
  assistance to the commission in carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this
  article.
    * NB Repealed April 30, 2012