Section 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.