Section 1279-A. Management advisory board

1. There is hereby created in the
  office  of the metropolitan transportation authority inspector general a
  management advisory board, consisting of thirteen members  appointed  by
  the  governor,  of  whom  two  shall be appointed upon nomination by the
  temporary president of the senate, two upon nomination by the speaker of
  the assembly, one upon nomination by the minority leader of  the  senate
  and  one  upon  nomination  by  the minority leader of the assembly. All
  members shall serve for a term of three years, except that, of  the  two
  members  first  appointed  upon nomination by the temporary president of
  the senate, one shall serve for a term of two years and one shall  serve
  for  a  term  of  one  year;  of  the  two  members first appointed upon
  nomination by the speaker of the assembly, one shall serve for a term of
  two years and one shall serve for a term of one year; and, of two of the
  members first appointed by the governor without nomination by any  other
  person,  two shall each serve for a term of two years and two shall each
  serve for a term of one year.  One  of  the  members  appointed  to  the
  management  advisory  board directly by the governor shall be designated
  by the governor to serve as its chairman.
    2. All members of the management advisory board shall be residents  of
  the  metropolitan  transportation  district,  and  shall be persons with
  substantial experience in the management of private enterprise,  in  the
  delivery of public services, or in labor or labor-management relations.
    3.  The  management  advisory  board  shall  assist  the  metropolitan
  transportation  authority  inspector  general  in  identifying  ways  to
  improve  services,  reduce  costs  and  increase  the  efficiency of the
  authority  and  its  subsidiaries,  the  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel
  authority or the New York city transit authority and its subsidiary.
    4.  No  later  than  April  first,  nineteen  hundred eighty-four, and
  annually thereafter, the management advisory board shall submit  to  the
  governor  and  the  legislature  a  report  on its activities during the
  previous year.
    5. The office of the metropolitan transportation  authority  inspector
  general  shall  provide  the  management  advisory board with such staff
  support as may be required for the performance of its duties.
    6. Members of  the  management  advisory  board  shall  serve  without
  compensation,  but  shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred
  in the performance of their duties.