N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1279-g

§ 1279-g. Major construction review unit. The authority shall\nestablish the major construction review unit within the authority that\nshall consist of a panel of internal and external experts appointed by\nthe board. Panel members shall have extensive background or executive\nexperience in at least one of the following areas: engineering; design;\nconstruction; or, project management. The major construction review unit\nshall review all large scale projects of the authority, its\nsubsidiaries, affiliates and the subsidiaries of its affiliates before\naward and shall also review any plans involving signal system upgrades,\nincluding, but not limited to the use of communications based train\ncontrol and ultra-wideband technology for use within the New York City\nsubway system before they shall be implemented. The review of any\nproject or system upgrade referred to the review unit shall be completed\nwithin thirty days from the submission of such project or system to the\nreview unit.\n