§ 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.