Section 1232-S - Environmental application, proceedings, approvals and permits1. 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.N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1232-S