The NFBC is incorporated as a class D New York State public benefit corporation and is licensed to operate in Ontario under the Extra-Provincial Corporations Act.
The commission is based in Lewiston, New York, and maintains a post office box address in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
[1] The commission was established in 1938 in response the collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge.
[2] Canada and the U.S. are equally represented through the bi-national appointment of an eight-member Board of Commissioners; four appointed by the Premier of Ontario and four by the Governor of New York.
[3] In 2006, commissioner Joel Cicero pleaded guilty to racketeering for using his official position to extort jobs for the LIUNA labor union.