A. Except as otherwise specified by this section, any consent order issued by the Department of Environmental Quality prior to the effective date of this act¹ meeting the conditions and requirements established by the Department or as otherwise determined by the Department to be in compliance for such site is hereby ratified.

B. Any person who has entered into a consent order with the Department pursuant to this section may continue to rely upon the consent order if the person has accepted the conditions of and in other respects complies with the requirements so established and with the provisions of the consent order as determined by the Department.

C. Any benefits and releases of liability from administrative penalties and from civil action as provided by the Oklahoma Brownfields Voluntary Redevelopment Act shall apply and be made part of the Certificate of Completion or Certificate of No Action Necessary.

D. The provisions of this section shall apply only to consent orders issued after January 1, 1988.