Section 352. New York State thruway authority

1. A board to be known as
  "New York state thruway authority" is hereby created. Such  board  shall
  be  a  body  corporate and politic constituting a public corporation. It
  shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor by and with the
  advice and consent of the senate.  The  members  first  appointed  shall
  serve  for  terms  ending  three,  six and nine years, respectively from
  January first next succeeding their appointment. Provided, however, that
  two board members first appointed on or after the effective date of  the
  chapter  of the laws of two thousand five which amended this subdivision
  shall serve an initial term of two  years;  provided  further  that  two
  other  board  members  first appointed on or after the effective date of
  the chapter of  the  laws  of  two  thousand  five  which  amended  this
  subdivision shall serve an initial term of three years. Their successors
  shall  be  appointed  for  terms  of  nine  years  each.  A member to be
  designated as chairman in his or her appointment as a  member  shall  be
  chairman  of  such  board  until  his or her term as member expires. The
  chairman and the other members  shall  serve  without  salary  or  other
  compensation,  but  shall  be entitled to reimbursement for their actual
  and necessary expenses incurred in the  performance  of  their  official
  duties.
    2.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provisions  of  law,  general,
  special or local, no officer or employee of the state, or of  any  civil
  division thereof, shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his
  office  or  employment  by reason of his acceptance of membership on the
  board created by this section; provided, however,  a  member  who  holds
  such  other  public  office  or  employment  shall receive no additional
  compensation for services rendered pursuant to this title.
    3. The power of such corporation shall be vested in and exercised by a
  majority of the members of the board then  in  office.  Such  board  may
  delegate  to  one  or  more  of  its members or its officers, agents and
  employees such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
    4. Such board and its corporate existence shall continue so long as it
  shall have notes, bonds  or  other  obligations  outstanding  (including
  notes,  bonds or obligations hereafter issued or incurred) and until its
  existence shall be terminated  by  law.  Upon  the  termination  of  the
  existence  of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to
  and be vested in the state.