‘Sec. 1. Preservation of rights. In order to facilitate the implementation of the merger of Maine Public Service Company and Bangor Hydro Electric Company, which occurred on December 31, 2013, all of the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises granted by private and special law to Maine Public Service Company and all the duties and liabilities imposed by private and special law upon Maine Public Service Company are transferred to and assumed by Bangor Hydro Electric Company in the same manner and to the same extent as those rights, privileges, immunities, franchises, duties and liabilities applied to Maine Public Service Company.’