The Board consists of the following members: the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; the Secretary of Transportation, or the designee of the Secretary of Transportation; the Secretary of Information Technology or the Director of Network Maryland as the designee of the Secretary of Information Technology; the chair of the Rural Maryland Council, or the chair’s designee; the chair of the Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland, or the chair’s designee; the chair of the Tri–County Council for Western Maryland, or the chair’s designee; the chair of the Mid–Shore Regional Council, or the chair’s designee; the chair of the Tri–County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, or the chair’s designee; and the chair of the Upper Shore Regional Council, or the chair’s designee. The Board shall elect a chair from among its members. The Board shall adopt bylaws to carry out this subtitle.