§ 73-f. Local coordination of rural public transportation services.\nTransportation services funded under this article must be coordinated\nwith transportation services funded by other federal, state and local\nsources. Public, private, and private non-profit corporations or\norganizations applying for or receiving federal, state or local aid in\norder to provide or contract for public transportation services or\ntransportation to the general public and specific clientele groups in\nrural counties, shall coordinate and integrate funding and resulting\nservices, to the maximum extent possible, with services coordinators in\nsaid counties in accordance with this article. No rural county shall\nqualify for aid or assistance authorized pursuant to this article unless\nsaid county shall first appoint a services coordinator. An individual,\nagency or corporation may be designated a services coordinator by the\ncounty executive, if any, or the county legislative body in a rural\ncounty in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner which\nrules shall establish criteria for selecting and terminating\ncoordinators. A rural county may terminate the services of a services\ncoordinator at any time following established county procedures for same\nand may change its designation of a services coordinator at any time in\naccordance with this article. A rural county's designated services\ncoordinator may request, from public and private agencies receiving\nfederal, state or local aid in that county, information or data related\nto transportation services, facilities, equipment, usage, costs,\nrevenues and funds as he or she may deem necessary for the preparation,\nrevision, updating and implementation of the county's coordinated public\ntransportation service plan. The extent to which such information is\nprovided by agencies wishing to participate in the program may be\nconsidered by the department in the awarding of grants.\n
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