New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations
Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance
Part 980 - Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program Rules And Regulations
Section 980.4 - Interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation
Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) Membership of the Committee. The Committee shall consist of 19 members. The Commissioner or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson. Twelve of such members shall be the following or his or her duly designated representative: the Director of the Office for the Aging; the Commissioner of Education; the Commissioner of Labor; the Commissioner of Health; the Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health; the Commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; the Commissioner of Social Services; the State Advocate for the Disabled; the Secretary of State; the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets; the Director of the Office of Rural Affairs and the Director of the Division for Youth. Six additional members, all of whom shall be transportation providers or consumers representing rural counties shall be appointed to serve a term of three years as follows: two by the President Pro-tempore of the Senate, two by the Speaker of the Assembly, one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, and one by the Minority Leader of the Assembly. Efforts shall be made to provide a broad representation of consumers and providers of transportation services in rural counties when making such appointments. Members of the Committee shall receive no salary.
(b) Responsibilities of the Committee. State agency representatives on the Committee shall provide the Department with assistance in advancing the purposes of this Part. The Department may request, and shall be entitled to receive, from any State agency such assistance, service, facilities and data as necessary to enable the Department to carry out its functions, powers and duties. Committee members shall have the following specific responsibilities: