Section 140. Saving clause

1. The provisions of this chapter or the repeal
  of any statute thereby, shall not affect or impair any act done or right
  accrued or acquired, or any liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment
  incurred  or  defense accrued, or established prior to its enactment. If
  any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this chapter shall,  for  any
  reason,  be  adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction to be
  invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,  impair  or  invalidate  the
  remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
  sentence,   paragraph   or   part  thereof,  directly  involved  in  the
  controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
    2. Any work or proceeding initiated under any existing law  pertaining
  to  canal  matters  shall  be  conducted  legally to its termination and
  conclusion in the manner, subject to the provisions of and in accordance
  with the procedure prescribed by such law. It is the  intent  that  upon
  the  enactment  of  this  chapter  into  law  all  work  or  proceedings
  undertaken thereafter relating to canal matters  shall  be  administered
  under the authority and provisions contained in this chapter.