* § 412. Program, finance, and administration committee. 1. The
council shall establish a program, finance, and administration
committee, to be composed of staff representatives of the New York state
department of transportation, the metropolitan transportation authority,
and one to be appointed by each of the transportation coordinating
committees. The central staff director shall serve as secretary to the
committee. The co-chairpersons of the council shall appoint the
chairperson of the committee from among the committee members.

2. The program, finance and administration committee shall be
responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the metropolitan
planning organization, including the following activities:

(a) monitoring and coordinating progress of the council's unified
planning work program to assure adherence to budgets and consistency
with federal regulations and local, state and federal objectives, and

(b) minor revisions to budgets and other aspects of the work program,
as necessary during the program year.

3. The program, finance and administration committee shall, in
cooperation with the transportation coordinating committees, develop
annually a draft unified planning work program consistent with the
requirements of 23 CFR 450 and 49 CFR 613, for recommendation for
endorsement by the council at the council's annual meeting. The work
program shall include central and subregional staff activities, council
member activities, and special studies.

4. Upon the initiation by any council member of a project of
regionwide significance through the appropriate transportation
coordinating committees, or changes to such projects, which must receive
metropolitan planning organization endorsement during the interval
between council meetings, the program, finance and administration
committee shall be authorized to act for the council to include such
project or make such changes with respect thereto in the council's
transportation improvement program. To the extent possible such
transportation improvement program changes shall be recommended by the
program, finance and administration committee to the council at its next
meeting. In the case that approval of affected transportation
coordinating committees cannot be secured, then the council shall meet
to decide the issue.

5. Upon the endorsement by a transportation coordinating committee of
a change in its transportation improvement program, which change must
for some reason be incorporated in the council program during the
interval between the council's annual meetings, the program, finance and
administration committee shall be authorized to act for the council to
make such incorporation and shall make such incorporation, provided that
the change is consistent with plans adopted by the council.

6. Upon the request of any council member of a change in the council's
unified planning work program, including the program budget or budgets,
which for some reason must receive metropolitan planning organization
endorsement during the interval between the council meetings, the
program, finance and administration committee shall be authorized to act
for the council to make such a change. All actions taken by the program,
finance and administration committee concerning the unified planning
work program shall be reported to all council members within five
working days. Such actions shall be effective unless a negative response
is received from a council member within ten working days.

* NB Expired June 30, 1983