(a) The Board consists of the following members:
(1) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;
(2) the Secretary of Transportation, or the designee of the Secretary of Transportation;
(3) the Secretary of Information Technology or the Director of Network Maryland as the designee of the Secretary of Information Technology;
(4) the chair of the Rural Maryland Council, or the chair’s designee;
(5) the chair of the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland, or the chair’s designee;
(6) the chair of the Tri–County Council for Western Maryland, or the chair’s designee;
(7) the chair of the Mid–Shore Regional Council, or the chair’s designee;
(8) the chair of the Tri–County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, or the chair’s designee; and
(9) the chair of the Upper Shore Regional Council, or the chair’s designee.
(b) The Board shall elect a chair from among its members.
(c) The Board shall adopt bylaws to carry out this subtitle.