Section 1279-C. The office of legislative and community input

1. The
  chairperson of the authority shall establish the office  of  legislative
  and community input for the purpose of communicating information to, and
  receiving  comments,  concerns  and recommendations from, members of the
  legislature, and members of the permanent citizens advisory committee to
  the authority, as defined in section twelve hundred sixty-six-i of  this
  chapter, on the following:
    (a)  the  operations  of  the rapid transit, omnibus and commuter rail
  line facilities of the authority including, but not limited to:
    (i) the quality of service provided on any rapid transit, omnibus, and
  commuter rail line or route;
    (ii) the frequency  of  operating  service  on  the  authority's  mass
  transit facilities;
    (iii)  the  maintenance  and condition of the authority's mass transit
  facilities including, but not limited to,  rapid  transit  and  commuter
  rail  stations, railcars, buses, rail lines, fare collection systems and
  sound systems; and
    (iv) proposed service changes, including any reductions  or  expansion
  of  services,  as it relates to the authority's mass transit facilities;
  and
    (b) any proposed, submitted and/or approved capital program plan,  its
  components, elements and projects, and associated expenditures. Any such
  comments,  concerns  and recommendations relating to the capital program
  plan, its components, elements and projects, and associated expenditures
  shall be taken into consideration in the development of the current  and
  each successive capital program plan and/or any amendment to such plan.
    2.  The office shall establish a process to ensure timely notification
  of  the  receipt  of,  and  response   to,   comments,   concerns,   and
  recommendations  by  members  of  the  legislature  or  members  of  the
  permanent citizens advisory committee to the authority.
    3. The  chair  and  office  shall  prepare  a  report  containing  the
  following information:
    (a)  a  compilation  of  the  comments,  concerns, and recommendations
  received by the office;
    (b) how these comments, concerns or recommendations were  or  will  be
  addressed,  such  as  the  authority's  response by the incorporation or
  initiation  of  system  and  operational  adjustments,  improvements  or
  expansions if applicable; and
    (c)  how  these  comments, concerns or recommendations were or will be
  addressed, such as the authority's response by changing or amending  the
  capital  plan,  as  well  as providing status updates on the progress of
  such plan.
    4. Such report shall on a biannual basis, commencing September  first,
  two thousand nine, be submitted to the governor, the temporary president
  of  the  senate  and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  be posted on the
  authority's website and also be made readily available to the public.