1. The member of the Delaware river basin commission from this state shall have an advisor as contemplated by subdivision six of section two of article two of the compact. Such advisor shall be the mayor of the city of New York or his designee, but no designee of the mayor shall be recognized as an advisor or accorded any privileges as such unless the mayor shall have notified the commission member from this state and the Delaware river basin commission in writing of the selection of such designee and of his identity.

2. The Department of Environmental Conservation shall provide an advisory committee who together with the state Commissioner of Commerce shall constitute an advisory committee with whom the member of the Delaware river basin commission from this state may consult with respect to the conduct of New York participation in the compact. Such member of the commission also may consult from time to time with other officers of the state government or any subdivision thereof, as may be appropriate.