§ 15-b. New York city accessible transportation system; New York city\ntransportation disabled committee. 1. Definitions. When used in this\nsection:\n a. "Authority" shall mean the New York city transit authority and its\nsubsidiaries.\n b. "Committee" shall mean the New York city transportation disabled\ncommittee established pursuant to subdivision two of this section.\n c. "Contractor" shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association,\ncorporation, or any state agency, public authority, political\nsubdivision or municipality of this state which enters into a contract\nrelated to the provision of paratransit transportation in accordance\nwith the provisions of this section.\n d. "Paratransit transportation" shall mean specialized\ndemand-responsive, shared-ride revenue services provided to\ntransportation disabled persons on a regular and continuing basis.\n e. "Rapid transit station" shall mean any facility located along a\nrapid transit railway designed and used under normal operating\nconditions by patrons of such rapid transit railway to gain access to\nand egress from such rapid transit railway, including any portion\ntherein, together with the devices and appurtenances, facilities and\nequipment thereof and other instrumentalities used or useful therefor or\nin connection therewith.\n f. "Transportation disabled person" shall mean any individual,\nincluding individuals in wheelchairs, who, by reason of illness, injury,\nage or other semi-permanent or permanent incapacity or disability, is\nunable to utilize mass transportation facilities without special\nfacilities, equipment or special planning or design.\n 2. New York city accessible transportation disabled committee. a. To\nassist in the development of an integrated New York city accessible\ntransportation system, hereinafter referred to as the "system", a New\nYork city transportation disabled committee is hereby created. Such\ncommittee shall consist of an advisor to the mayor of the city of New\nYork on transportation, the director of the mayor's office of the\nhandicapped in the city of New York, the commissioner of the department\nfor the aging in the city of New York, the commissioner of the state\ndepartment of transportation, the state advocate for the disabled, the\ndirector of the state office for the aging, four transportation disabled\npersons who reside or work in the city of New York to be appointed by\nthe governor, two of which shall be so appointed upon the recommendation\nof the mayor of the city of New York, and one individual who resides or\nworks in the city of New York and who has experience with transportation\nservices for transportation disabled persons to be appointed by the\ngovernor, upon the recommendation of the mayor. The mayor of the city of\nNew York shall select one person from among the voting members of the\ncommittee who shall serve as chairperson of the committee at the\npleasure of the mayor of the city of New York.\n The appointed membership shall serve four year terms. If a vacancy in\nthe appointed membership shall occur by reason of the death,\ndisqualification, resignation, or removal of a member, a successor shall\nbe appointed by the governor or the mayor for the unexpired term by the\nsame procedure used to appoint the predecessor.\n The governor may remove any member for inefficiency, neglect of duty\nor misconduct in office after giving him a copy of the charges against\nhim and an opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel in his\ndefense, upon not less than ten days' notice.\n b. No more than three percent of funding available for paratransit\ntransportation may be used for purposes of administering the powers and\nduties of the committee. Each member of the committee shall receive\nreimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of committee duties except that no officer or employee of\nthe state, the city or a public authority shall be entitled to such\nexpense re
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