N.Y. EXC Law § 333

§ 333. Local highway safety programs. 1. The governor or his designee\nis hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations establishing\nstandards and procedures relating to the content, coordination,\nsubmission and approval of local highway safety programs. Such rules and\nregulations may include, but need not be limited to, requirements in the\nfollowing areas of highway safety:\n (a) traffic engineering and control;\n (b) traffic enforcement;\n (c) emergency medical care;\n (d) investigation and surveillance of accident locations; and\n (e) highway safety education.\n 2. To qualify for receipt of federal funds, each political subdivision\nshall:\n (a) If a city or town, appoint, and such political subdivisions are\nhereby authorized to so appoint, a highway safety committee to\ncoordinate local highway safety efforts. The chairman of such committee\nshall be responsible for coordinating the local highway safety program\nwith the state program in the manner required by the rules and\nregulations of the governor or his designee.\n (b) If a county, establish a county traffic safety board as authorized\nby article forty-three of the vehicle and traffic law. The chairman of\nsuch board shall be responsible for coordinating the local highway\nsafety program with the state program in the manner required by the\nrules and regulations of the governor or his designee.\n (c) If any combination of a city, town or county having at least one\ncommon boundary, appoint, and such political subdivisions are hereby\nauthorized to so appoint, a regional highway safety committee to\ncoordinate regional highway safety efforts. Such committee shall consist\nof at least one member from each participating city, town or county. The\nchairman of such committee shall be responsible for coordinating the\nregional highway safety program with the state program in the manner\nrequired by the rules and regulations of the governor or his designee.\n (d) Submit to the governor or his designee a local highway safety\nprogram in accordance with and meeting the standards established by\nrules and regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision one of this\nsection.\n (e) Submit to the governor or his designee such other information as\nmay be required to carry out the purposes of this article.\n