N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1232-s: Environmental application, proceedings, approvals and permits

§ 1232-s. Environmental application, proceedings, approvals and

permits. 1. Any application in relation to the purposes of or

contemplated by this title filed prior to the effective date of this

title, or any proceeding commenced prior to the effective date of this

title, by the county with the department of environmental conservation,

the department of health, the department of transportation, 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 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.

2. All such applications, proceedings, licenses, approvals, permits

and decisions shall further inure to and for the benefit of and be

binding upon any person leasing, acquiring, constructing, maintaining,

using or occupying any facility financed in whole or in part by the

authority.