N.Y. PBA Law § 2799

§ 2799. 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 state department of transportation or any other public\ncorporation shall inure to and for the benefit of the authority to the\nsame extent and in the same manner as if the authority has been a party\nto such application, review, process, 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,\ndetermination, finding, award or decision heretofore or thereafter\nissued or granted pursuant to or as a result of any such application,\nreview, process or proceeding shall inure to the benefit of and be\nbinding upon the authority and shall be assigned and transferred by the\ncounty to the authority unless such assignment and transfer is\nprohibited 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