§ 258-ll. New York delegation to compact commission. (a) The New York
delegation to the northeast interstate compact commission shall consist
of five persons, at least one of whom shall be a dairy farmer who is
engaged in the production of milk at the time of appointment or
reappointment and one of whom shall be representative of consumers'
interests. One member shall be appointed by the governor, one by the
temporary president of the senate, one by the minority leader of the
senate, one by the speaker of the assembly and one by the minority
leader of the assembly. Members shall serve for a term of three years,
except that the members first appointed by the temporary president of
the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall serve for a term of two
years and the members first appointed by the minority leader of the
senate and the minority leader of the assembly shall serve for a term of
one year.

(b) The members of the delegation shall receive compensation for their
services of three hundred dollars per diem.

(c) The department and any other agency of the state shall, when
called upon, provide the members with cooperation, information and staff
support.