(1) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall affect the jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality over owners or producers of brine or the processing and disposal of brine with respect to water or air pollution control or other matters within its jurisdiction or the requirement that owners, producers, and processors apply for and obtain a permit from the division as provided by the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, as amended, § 8-4-101 et seq.
(2) Nothing contained in this subchapter confers upon the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission any authority or jurisdiction conferred by law upon the division or shall be deemed to amend the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, as amended, § 8-4-101 et seq.