It is not the intention or purpose of this Article XXIV to curtail the historical construction activities of the Department of Environmental Resources. Therefore, nothing in this article shall be interpreted as altering in any way the powers, duties and authority of the Department of Environmental Resources as possessed by it just prior to the effective date of this article and transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by section 304 of the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L. 89, No. 18), known as the Conservation and Natural Resources Act.
71 P.S. § 631.2