STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9544 IN SENATE May 16, 2024 ___________ 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. LBD15646-01-4