Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, §§ 2011 and 2012 of this title shall also apply to a successor in title who acquires a facility through purchase or a transaction described in § 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. § 368(a)(1)] (or successor provision) for so long as such qualified facility continues to be a qualified facility with respect to such successor, but such qualification shall cease at the same time it would have ceased had the property remained under the same ownership as was the case on the date the qualified facility was placed in service.