; (c) Review and approve the WMATA Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan; (d) Investigate hazards, incidents, and accidents on the WMATA Rail System; (e) Require, review, approve, oversee, and enforce Corrective Action Plans developed by WMATA; and (f) Meet other requirements of federal and State law relating to safety oversight of the WMATA Rail System. ARTICLE III ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION A. Washington Metrorail Safety Commission 4. The Commission is hereby created as an instrumentality of each Signatory, which shall be a public body corporate and politic, and which shall have the powers and duties set forth in this MSC Compact. 5. The Commission shall be financially and legally independent from WMATA. B. Board Membership 6. The Commission shall be governed by a Board of 6 Members with 2 Members appointed or reappointed (including to fill an unexpired term) by each Signatory pursuant to the Signatory’s applicable laws. 7. Each Signatory shall also appoint or reappoint (including to fill an unexpired term) one Alternate Member pursuant to the Signatory’s applicable laws. 8. An Alternate Member shall participate and take action as a Member only in the absence of one or both Members appointed from the same jurisdiction as the Alternate Member’s appointing jurisdiction and, in such instances, may cast a single vote. 9. Members and Alternate Members shall have backgrounds in transit safety, transportation, relevant engineering disciplines, or public finance. 10. No Member or Alternate Member shall simultaneously hold an elected public office, serve on the WMATA board of directors, be employed by WMATA, or be a contractor to WMATA. 11. Each Member and Alternate Member shall serve a 4-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms; except that, each Signatory shall make its initial appointments as follows: (a) One Member shall be appointed for a 4-year term; (b) One Member shall be appointed for a 2-year term