N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1199-tt: Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and permits

* § 1199-tt. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and

permits. Any application in relation to the purposes of or contemplated

by this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding heretofore commenced,

by the county or any agency thereof with the state department of

environmental conservation, the department of transportation or any

other state agency or instrumentality or with the United States

environmental protection agency or any other federal agency or

instrumentality shall inure to and for the benefit of the authority to

the same extent and in the same manner as if the authority had been a

party to such application or proceeding from its inception, and the

authority shall be deemed a party thereto, to the extent not prohibited

by any federal law. Any license, approval, permit or decision heretofore

or hereafter issued or granted pursuant to or as a result of any such

application or proceeding shall inure to the benefit of and be binding

upon the authority and shall be assigned and transferred by the county

or any agency thereof to the authority, unless such assignment and

transfer is prohibited by federal law.

* NB There are 2 § 1199-tt's