Section 412. Program, finance, and administration committee

1.  The
  council  shall  establish  a  program,   finance,   and   administration
  committee, to be composed of staff representatives of the New York state
  department of transportation, the metropolitan transportation authority,
  and  one  to  be  appointed  by  each of the transportation coordinating
  committees. The central staff director shall serve as secretary  to  the
  committee.   The  co-chairpersons  of  the  council  shall  appoint  the
  chairperson of the committee from among the committee members.
    2.  The  program,  finance  and  administration  committee  shall   be
  responsible  for  overseeing  day-to-day  operations of the metropolitan
  planning organization, including the following activities:
    (a) monitoring and coordinating  progress  of  the  council's  unified
  planning  work  program  to  assure adherence to budgets and consistency
  with federal regulations and local, state and federal objectives, and
    (b) minor revisions to budgets and other aspects of the work  program,
  as necessary during the program year.
    3.  The  program,  finance  and  administration  committee  shall,  in
  cooperation with the  transportation  coordinating  committees,  develop
  annually  a  draft  unified  planning  work  program consistent with the
  requirements of 23 CFR 450  and  49  CFR  613,  for  recommendation  for
  endorsement  by  the  council  at the council's annual meeting. The work
  program shall include central and subregional staff activities,  council
  member activities, and special studies.
    4.  Upon  the  initiation  by  any  council  member  of  a  project of
  regionwide   significance   through   the   appropriate   transportation
  coordinating committees, or changes to such projects, which must receive
  metropolitan  planning  organization  endorsement  during  the  interval
  between  council  meetings,  the  program,  finance  and  administration
  committee  shall  be  authorized  to act for the council to include such
  project or make such changes  with  respect  thereto  in  the  council's
  transportation   improvement   program.  To  the  extent  possible  such
  transportation improvement program changes shall be recommended  by  the
  program, finance and administration committee to the council at its next
  meeting.   In   the   case  that  approval  of  affected  transportation
  coordinating committees cannot be secured, then the council  shall  meet
  to decide the issue.
    5.  Upon the endorsement by a transportation coordinating committee of
  a change in its transportation improvement program,  which  change  must
  for  some  reason  be  incorporated  in  the  council program during the
  interval between the council's annual meetings, the program, finance and
  administration committee shall be authorized to act for the  council  to
  make such incorporation and shall make such incorporation, provided that
  the change is consistent with plans adopted by the council.
    6. Upon the request of any council member of a change in the council's
  unified  planning work program, including the program budget or budgets,
  which for some reason must receive  metropolitan  planning  organization
  endorsement  during  the  interval  between  the  council  meetings, the
  program, finance and administration committee shall be authorized to act
  for the council to make such a change. All actions taken by the program,
  finance and administration committee  concerning  the  unified  planning
  work  program  shall  be  reported  to  all  council members within five
  working days. Such actions shall be effective unless a negative response
  is received from a council member within ten working days.
    * NB Expired June 30, 1983