2020 New York Laws
TRA - Transportation
Article 15* - Transportation Coordinating Committees
412 - Program, Finance, and Administration Committee.

* § 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