Section 1173. Authority to enter agreement

(a) The department is authorized
  and  directed  to enter into the streamlined sales and use tax agreement
  with one or more states to simplify and  modernize  sales  and  use  tax
  administration  in  order  to  substantially  reduce  the  burden of tax
  compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce. In furtherance
  of the agreement, the department is authorized to act jointly with other
  states that are members of the  agreement  to  establish  standards  for
  certification  of  a  certified service provider and certified automated
  system and establish performance standards for multistate sellers.
    (b) The  department  is  further  authorized  to  take  other  actions
  reasonably  required  to  implement  the  provisions  set  forth in this
  article. Other actions authorized by this section include, but  are  not
  limited  to,  the  adoption  of  rules  and  regulations  and  the joint
  procurement,  with  other  member  states,  of  goods  and  services  in
  furtherance of the cooperative agreement.
    (c) New York state shall be represented by four delegates, one of whom
  shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom
  shall  be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom shall be
  appointed by the governor and one of whom shall be the  commissioner  or
  his  or  her  designee.  In the event of a disagreement between the four
  delegates on how the state of New York shall vote within such  governing
  board,  the vote shall be cast only in accord with the unanimous opinion
  of the delegate appointed by the temporary president of the senate,  the
  delegate  appointed  by  the  speaker  of  the assembly and the delegate
  appointed by  the  governor.  Such  delegates  shall  be  authorized  to
  represent New York state before the other states that are signatories to
  the agreement.