§ 2045-v. Transfer of 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, by the county 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 agency to the
same extent and in the same manner as if the agency had been a party to
such application or proceeding from its inception, and the agency 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 agency
and shall be assigned and transferred by the county to the agency,
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
agency.