N.Y. PBA Law § 2596

§ 2596. Transfer of applications, proceedings, approvals and permits.\n1. Any application, review or process in relation to or in furtherance\nof the purposes of or contemplated by this title heretofore filed or\nundertaken, or any proceeding heretofore commenced or any determination,\nfinding or award made, by the county or by the county with the federal\ngovernment, the department of environmental conservation, the department\nof transportation or any other public corporation shall inure to and for\nthe benefit of the authority to the same extent and in the same manner\nas if the authority had been a party to such application, review,\nprocess or proceeding from its inception, and the authority shall be\ndeemed a party thereto, to the extent not prohibited by any federal law.\nAny license, approval, permit, determination, finding, award or decision\nheretofore or hereafter issued or granted pursuant to or as a result of\nany such application, review, process or proceeding shall inure to the\nbenefit of and be binding upon the authority and shall be assigned and\ntransferred by the county to the authority unless such assignment and\ntransfer is prohibited by federal law.\n 2. All such applications, proceedings, licenses, approvals, permits,\ndeterminations, findings, awards and decisions shall further inure to\nand for the benefit of and be binding upon any person leasing,\nacquiring, financing, constructing, maintaining, operating, using or\noccupying any facility financed in whole or in part by the authority.\n