N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2052-q: Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and permits

§ 2052-q. Environmental applications, proceedings, approvals and

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

contemplated by this title heretofore filed, or any proceeding

heretofore commenced, or any determination or decision heretofore made

by the county or any municipality and sent to or filed with the state

department of environmental conservation 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 such municipality 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 project financed in whole or in part by the

authority.