(1) Nothing in this act shall affect or operate to impair any existing water rights.
(2) Nothing in this act shall be used to prevent future storage options, recognizing that storage may be necessary as a method of conserving water to meet both instream and out-of-stream needs.
(3) Nothing in this act shall infringe upon the rate-making prerogatives of any public water purveyor.
(4) Nothing in this act shall preclude the joint select committee on water resource policy from reviewing any subject matter contained herein for any future modifications.