The governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall each appoint three regional planning council members per region. Regional planning council members shall serve without compensation, and shall have their principal residence within the region for which they are appointed. Such regional council members may solicit input from stakeholder interests within their region, including but not limited to local governments, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, utilities, labor unions, ratepayers, businesses, trade associations, generators, and community organizations. Each regional planning council shall transmit to the board a report containing any recommendations specific to its region on a schedule determined by the board to be appropriate for consideration of such report in the development of the draft energy plan.
N.Y. Energy Law § 6-102