2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 28 - (825 - 831) UPSTATE AND DOWNSTATE NEW YORK TOURISM COUNCILS
828 - Upstate New York tourism council.

§  828.  Upstate  New  York  tourism  council. 1. The upstate New York
  tourism council is hereby created within the executive  department.  The
  upstate  council  shall  consist  of  a total of thirteen voting members
  appointed by the governor; one each  from  the  eight  upstate  economic
  development  regions  as  established  by  the  department  of  economic
  development pursuant to section  two  hundred  thirty  of  the  economic
  development  law;  two upon recommendation of the temporary president of
  the senate; two upon recommendation of the speaker of the assembly;  and
  one  member  appointed  by  the  governor  to  serve as chairperson. The
  following nine members shall be ex officio  members:  the  secretary  of
  state,   the   commissioners   of  environmental  conservation,  general
  services, transportation, agriculture and markets, economic  development
  and  parks,  recreation  and  historic preservation, the director of the
  state office for the aging, and the state advocate for the disabled.  In
  appointing  the  members of the upstate council, the governor shall seek
  to ensure that such  members  include  representatives  of  tourist  and
  consumer  groups  and organizations of tourism-related industries in the
  state including, but not limited to,  travel  and  vacation  businesses,
  convention  bureaus, cultural institutions, theme parks and attractions,
  hotels  and  motels,  restaurants,  water-based  recreation  businesses,
  campgrounds,  ski facilities, wineries, halls of fame, travel agents and
  transportation companies. Members of the  upstate  council,  except  the
  secretary  of  state, the director of the state office for the aging and
  commissioners of a state agency, shall serve for a term  of  four  years
  and  may  be reappointed; however, of those members appointed initially,
  five such members (including one appointed upon  recommendation  of  the
  temporary  president of the senate and one appointed upon recommendation
  of the speaker of the assembly) shall be  appointed  for  terms  of  two
  years,   and   five   such   members   (including   one  appointed  upon
  recommendation  of  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate  and  one
  appointed  upon  recommendation of the speaker of the assembly) shall be
  appointed for terms of three years. Any member, except a member who is a
  state official, who fails to attend three consecutive  meetings  of  the
  council,  unless excused by formal vote of the upstate council, shall be
  deemed to have vacated his or her position. Any vacancy in  the  upstate
  council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the
  original  appointment.  A  majority of the voting members of the upstate
  council then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction  of
  any  business  or  the  exercise of any power or function of the upstate
  council. An act, determination  or  decision  of  the  majority  of  the
  members  present  and  entitled  to vote during the presence of a quorum
  shall be held to be the act, determination or decision  of  the  upstate
  council.  The  members  of  the  upstate  council  shall  serve  without
  compensation, except that members shall be allowed their  necessary  and
  actual  expenses  incurred in the performance of their duties under this
  article.
    2. The upstate council shall meet at least once every four months,  at
  the  call  of  the  chairperson  and  shall encourage attendance at such
  meetings by representatives from tourist and tourism  groups  and  other
  interested  parties.  Special  meetings may be called by the chairperson
  and shall be called by the chairperson at the request of a  majority  of
  the members of the upstate council then in office. Copies of the minutes
  of  each  meeting  with  the date of the next scheduled meeting shall be
  made available to interested parties at their request.
    3. Every state agency and public corporation having jurisdiction  over
  programs  relating  to  the purposes and goals of this article shall, to
  the fullest extent practicable, offer full cooperation and assistance to
  the upstate council in carrying out the provisions of this article.

4. Every local agency with programs relating to the upstate  New  York
  region  may  offer assistance to the upstate council in carrying out the
  provisions of this article.