Section 48:3-97 - Construction of act relative to DOT, DEPa. No provision of this act shall be interpreted or construed in any fashion so as to amend or alter the functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Transportation in respect to autobuses, charter and special bus operations, railroads, street railways, traction railways, and subways as transferred to the commissioner by Executive Reorganization filed on October 5, 1978, pursuant to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L. 1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).b. No provision of this act shall be interpreted or construed in any fashion so as to amend or alter the functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in respect to the commissioner's role in protecting the environment.