N.Y. PBA Law § 2049-VV

§ 2049-vv. Transfer of environmental applications, proceedings,\napprovals and permits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of\nor contemplated by this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding\nheretofore or hereafter commenced, by either of the counties with the\nstate department of environmental conservation, the department of\ntransportation or any other state authority or instrumentality or with\nthe United States environmental protection agency or any other federal\nauthority or instrumentality shall inure to and for the benefit of the\nauthority to the same extent and in the same manner as if the authority\nhad been a party to such application or proceeding from its inception,\nand the authority shall be deemed a party thereto, to the extent not\nprohibited by any federal law. Any license, approval, permit or decision\nheretofore or hereafter issued or granted pursuant to or as a result of\nany such application or proceeding shall inure to the benefit of and be\nbinding upon the authority and shall be assigned and transferred by such\ncounty to the authority, unless such assignment and transfer is\nprohibited by federal law.\n 2. All such applications, proceedings, licenses, approvals, permits\nand decisions shall further inure to and for the benefit of and be\nbinding upon any person leasing, constructing, maintaining, using or\noccupying any facility financed in whole or in part by the authority.\n