N.Y. PBA Law § 3418

§ 3418. Transfer of applications, proceedings, licenses, approvals and\npermits. 1. Any application, review, permit, license, approval, or\nprocess in relation to or in furtherance of the purposes of or\ncontemplated by this title heretofore filed or undertaken, or any\nproceeding heretofore commenced or any determination, finding or award\nmade, by the county or by the county with the federal government, the\nstate department of health or any other public corporation shall inure\nto and for the benefit of the corporation to the same extent and in the\nsame manner as if the corporation has been a party to such application,\nreview, permit, license, approval, process, or proceeding from its\ninception, and the corporation shall be deemed a party thereto, to the\nextent not prohibited by federal law. Any license, approval, permit,\ndetermination, finding, award or decision heretofore or hereafter issued\nor granted pursuant to or as a result of any such application, review,\nprocess or proceeding shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon\nthe corporation and shall be assigned and transferred by the county to\nthe corporation unless such assignment and transfer is prohibited by\nfederal 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 transferred by the county to the corporation\npursuant to this title.\n