Except as otherwise provided by this order, the commission on emergency planning and response established by this order shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties, and functions of the state emergency response commission which were vested prior to the effective date of this order and which are transferred pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-5723. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties, and functions by or under the authority of the commission on emergency planning and response shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state emergency response commission in which such powers, duties, and functions were vested prior to the effective date of this order.