It is the intent of the Legislature that this section to make available to municipalities an alternative to right-of-way maintenance procedures which that use pesticides. This section does not affect municipal authority to enact ordinances nor the authority of public utilities or the Department of Transportation to maintain its right-of-way clear of unwanted vegetation in the absence of an agreement.

Sec. 25. Rules. Nothing in this Act repeals or is intended to repeal or substantively affect any rules of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control in effect on the effective date of this Act.