* § 139-b. Task force composition. 1. The task force shall consist of
nine members, including the director of the canal corporation, the
commissioner of transportation, the director of the division of homeland
security and emergency services and the commissioner of environmental
conservation; and five additional members who shall be from outside the
public offices listed in this section and who shall have professional
experience in one of the following fields: hydrology, civil engineering,
climatology, emergency management and soil and water conservation. Three
of the additional members shall be appointed by the governor and one
each of the remaining additional members shall be appointed by the
temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.

2. The task force chairperson shall be the director of the canal
corporation.

3. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.

* NB Repealed July 1, 2024