§ 1852. New York state energy research and development authority. 1.\nThe authority heretofore known and designated as the "New York state\natomic and space development authority" is hereby continued and shall\nhereafter be known and designated as the New York state energy research\nand development authority. Reference in any provision of law, general,\nspecial or local, or in any rule, regulation or public document to the\nNew York state atomic research and development authority or to the New\nYork state atomic and space development authority shall be deemed to be\nand construed as a reference to the authority continued by this section.\nThe authority shall be a body corporate and politic, constituting a\npublic benefit corporation.\n 2. The membership of the authority shall consist of thirteen members,\nto be as follows: the commissioner of the department of transportation,\nthe commissioner of the department of environmental conservation, the\nchair of the public service commission, the president and chief\nexecutive officer of the power authority of the State of New York, all\nof whom shall serve ex-officio; and nine members appointed by the\ngovernor by and with the advice and consent of the senate; one of whom\nshall be an engineer or a research scientist with a degree in the\nphysical sciences or engineering who has not been employed in the\nnuclear fission field for three years preceding the appointment and who\nshall not be so employed during his or her term; one of whom shall be an\neconomist who shall not have received more than one-tenth of his or her\nincome from an electric utility or gas utility for three years preceding\nthe appointment and who shall not so derive more than one-tenth of his\nor her income during such term; one of whom who shall be a member of a\nnot-for-profit environmental group; one of whom shall be a member of a\nnot-for-profit consumer group; one of whom who shall be an officer of a\nutility primarily engaged in the distribution of gas; and one of whom\nshall be an officer of an electric utility. The governor shall designate\nthe chair. Of the nine members appointed by the governor, two shall be\nappointed for terms expiring April first, nineteen hundred\nseventy-eight, two for terms expiring April first, nineteen hundred\neighty, two for terms expiring April first, nineteen hundred eighty-one,\nand three for terms expiring April first, nineteen hundred eighty-two.\nPersons appointed by the governor for full terms as successors to such\nmembers shall serve for terms of six years each commencing as of April\nfirst. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member by\ndeath, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall appoint a successor,\nby and with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve the balance\nof the unexpired term.\n 3. The chairman shall preside over meetings of the authority and shall\nserve as the primary liaison between the members and authority staff. A\nvice-chairman may be elected by the authority from among its other\nmembers to serve as such at the pleasure of the authority. The\nvice-chairman shall preside over all meetings of the authority in the\nabsence of the chairman and shall have such other duties as the\nauthority may prescribe. The president shall be the chief executive\nofficer of the authority and shall be primarily responsible for the\ndischarge of the executive and administrative functions of the\nauthority.\n 4. The members, including the chair, shall serve without compensation\nfor their services, but they shall be entitled to reimbursement for\ntheir actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their\nofficial duties.\n 5. Any member may engage in private employment, or in a profession or\nbusiness, subject to the limitations contained in sections seventy-three\nand seventy-four of the public officers law; provided however, that\nnotwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the authority\nwho are offic
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