S 3756: Authorizes the empire state development corporation to pause, toll or temporarily halt the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on December 18, 2008 until such time that the attorney general has reviewed all aspects of the plan for compliance.
The Empire State Development Corporation is authorized to pause, toll, or temporarily halt the Columbia University education mixed-use development project until the Attorney General reviews the plan for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. This pause will allow for a thorough review of the project to ensure it meets the necessary standards and requirements. The project's modified general project plan, adopted by the Empire State Development Corporation in 2008, will be subject to this review. The review will focus on compliance with laws, rules, and regulations.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3756 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT in relation to authorizing the empire state development corpo- ration to pause, toll or temporarily halt the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on December 18, 2008 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to 2 the contrary, the empire state development corporation is authorized to 3 pause, toll or temporarily halt the Columbia University Education Mixed- 4 Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General 5 Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on 6 December 18, 2008 until such time that the attorney general has reviewed 7 all aspects of the plan for compliance. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08139-01-5