N.Y. Transp. Law § 73-d

§ 73-d. Interagency coordinating committee on rural public\ntransportation. 1. There is hereby created a committee to be known as\nthe "interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation",\nto be comprised of nineteen members. The commissioner or his or her\ndesignee shall serve as chairperson. Twelve of such members shall be the\nfollowing or his or her duly designated representative: the director of\nthe office for the aging; the commissioner of education; the\ncommissioner of labor; the commissioner of health; the commissioner of\nthe office of mental health; the commissioner of the office of mental\nretardation and developmental disabilities; the commissioner of social\nservices; state advocate for the disabled; secretary of state;\ncommissioner of agriculture and markets; the director of the office of\nrural affairs and the director of the division for youth. Six additional\nmembers, all of whom shall be transportation providers or consumers\nrepresenting rural counties shall be appointed to serve a term of three\nyears as follows: two by the president pro-tempore of the senate, two by\nthe speaker of the assembly, one by the minority leader of the senate,\nand one by the minority leader of the assembly. Efforts shall be made to\nprovide a broad representation of consumers and providers of\ntransportation services in rural counties when making such appointments.\nMembers of the committee shall receive no salary.\n The commissioner shall cause the department to provide staff\nassistance necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the\ncommittee.\n 2. The committee shall:\n identify programs and the annual amounts and sources of funds from\nsuch programs that are eligible to be used to support a coordinated\npublic transportation service, and the annual amounts and sources of\nsuch funds that are actually used for client transportation or for\ntransportation of persons in connection with agency-affiliated programs\nor services; such data shall be provided on a county basis;\n b. identify restrictions on existing programs that inhibit funds from\nsuch programs being used to pay for a coordinated public transportation\nservice in rural counties;\n c. recommend changes in state or local laws or regulations that would\nimprove the coordination of funds, facilities, vehicles or equipment and\nother resources used for transportation at the local level;\n d. upon request, compile and forward to the commissioner any data or\nother information required by this section.\n