N.Y. Public Service Law § 11: Quorum; powers of a commissioner

§ 11. Quorum; powers of a commissioner. A majority of the duly

appointed commissioners shall constitute a quorum and not less than a

majority of such commissioners concurring may transact any business,

perform any duty or exercise any power of the commission. The commission

may hold meetings of the commission at any time or place within the

state. Any investigation, inquiry or hearing which the commission has

power to undertake or to hold may be undertaken or held by or before any

commissioner or before any specially authorized officer or employee of

the commission, provided that at least one commissioner shall hold at

least one public hearing without delegation of authority to any

specially authorized hearing officer or employee when such hearings are

mandated by applications for rate increases. All investigations,

inquiries, hearings and decisions of a commissioner or specially

authorized officer or employee shall be and be deemed to be the

investigations, inquiries, hearings and decisions of the commission and

every order made by a commissioner, when approved and confirmed by the

commission and ordered filed in its office, shall be and be deemed to be

the order of the commission.