Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority Formed 1923 (1923 ) Preceding agency Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company Jurisdiction Peace Bridge Headquarters 100 Queen StreetFort Erie , Ontario , Canada Agency executives Tim Clutterbuck, Chairman Kenneth A. Manning, Vice Chairman
The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (also known as the Peace Bridge Authority and the Public Bridge Authority ) is the agency established to regulate the Peace Bridge , which crosses the Canada–United States border . This bridge is designed to handle vehicle traffic between Buffalo in the American state of New York and Fort Erie in the Canadian province of Ontario .
The authority is a bi-national agency, incorporated as both a Class D public benefit corporation in the State of New York and a Crown corporation federally in Canada , governed under the terms of an agreement between New York and the Canadian federal government.[ 1]
Board of directors
The Bridge Authority is led by a ten-member board, five from each country. The chairmanship alternates annually between a Canadian representative and an American representative.[ 2]
Board of Directors
Canada
United States
Tim Clutterbuck, Chairman
Kenneth A. Manning, Vice Chairman
Llewellyn Holloway
Sam Gurney
Isabel Meharry
Marie Therese Dominguez
Patrick Robson
Anthony Masiello
Debbie Zimmerman
Michael J. Russo
Two of the five US members are appointed by the Governor of New York with confirmation by the New York State Senate . The remaining members are the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation , Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority , and the Attorney General of New York (or their delegates).
All five of the Canadian members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council as per recommendation by the federal Minister of Transport .[ 3]
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Officers in the State of New York
Current offices Defunct offices
Departments
Non-departmental
Oversight Class A Statewide
Class A Regional
Class B Class C* Class D# * (local jurisdiction: towns, villages, and small cities) # (interstate and international)