N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2799: Transfer of applications, proceedings, approvals and permits

§ 2799. Transfer of applications, proceedings, approvals and permits.

1. Any application, review or process in relation to or in furtherance

of the purposes of or contemplated by this title heretofore filed or

undertaken, or any proceeding heretofore commenced or any determination,

finding or award made, by the county or by the county with the federal

government, the state department of transportation or any other public

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

same extent and in the same manner as if the authority has been a party

to such application, review, process, 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,

determination, finding, award or decision heretofore or thereafter

issued or granted pursuant to or as a result of any such application,

review, process or proceeding shall inure to the benefit of and be

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

county to the authority unless such assignment and transfer is

prohibited by federal law.

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

determinations, findings, awards and decisions shall further inure to

and for the benefit of and be binding upon any person leasing,

acquiring, financing, constructing, maintaining, operating, using or

occupying any facility financed in whole or in part by the authority.