2012 New York Consolidated Laws
PBA - Public Authorities
Article 5 - PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITIES
Title 11 - (1260 - 1279-C) METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
1266-E - Metro-North rail commuter council.

 
    §  1266-e.  Metro-North  rail  commuter  council.  1.  There is hereby
  created the Metro-North rail commuter  council  to  study,  investigate,
  monitor  and  make  recommendations  with respect to the maintenance and
  operation of those portions of, if any, the Hudson, Harlem,  New  Haven,
  Pascack  Valley and Port Jervis commuter railroad lines remaining within
  the metropolitan commuter transportation district.  Such  council  shall
  study  and  investigate  all aspects of the day to day operation of such
  railroad lines, monitor  their  performance  and  recommend  changes  to
  improve the efficiency of the operation thereof.
    2. Such council shall consist of eleven members and shall be commuters
  who regularly use the transportation services of such railroad lines. At
  least  five  of  such  members  shall  be  residents  of  the  county of
  Westchester. Of the other six members, at  least  one  of  such  members
  shall  be  a  resident  of  each  of  the  counties of Rockland, Putnam,
  Dutchess, Orange and Bronx, provided that such county has not  withdrawn
  from  the  metropolitan  commuter  transportation  district  pursuant to
  section twelve hundred seventy-nine-b of this article; provided further,
  should only the county of Putnam remain  in  the  metropolitan  commuter
  transportation district then membership on such council shall consist of
  seven  members, five of whom reside in the county of Westchester and two
  of whom reside in the county of Putnam. Members shall  be  appointed  by
  the  governor.  In  making  such appointments the governor shall consult
  with and solicit recommendations from local officials and to the  extent
  possible  appoint  members  who  represent  the ridership of the several
  commuter railroad lines. Vacancies occurring in the  membership  of  the
  council shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
    3.  The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their
  services but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  their  expenses  actually  and
  necessarily  incurred  by  them  in  the  performance  of  their  duties
  hereunder from funds appropriated to the commissioner of transportation.
    4. The council may request and  shall  receive  from  any  department,
  division,  board,  bureau,  commission,  agency, public authority of the
  state or any political subdivision thereof such assistance and  data  as
  it  requests and will enable it to properly carry out its activities for
  the purposes set forth herein.