§ 1199-ttt. 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.