(a) The state food service and lodging board created by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-3801 is hereby abolished, and all of the powers, duties and functions of said state food service and lodging board are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of health and environment.

(b) The secretary of health and environment shall be a continuation of the state food service and lodging board and shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the state food service and lodging board in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the secretary of health and environment shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the state food service and lodging board in which such functions were vested prior to the effective date of this act.

(c) Whenever the state food service and lodging board, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the secretary of health and environment.

(d) All rules and regulations of the state food service and lodging board in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue in force and effect and shall be deemed to be duly adopted rules and regulations of the secretary of health and environment, until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

(e) All orders and directives of the state food service and lodging board in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue in force and effect and shall be deemed to be duly issued orders and directives of the secretary of health and environment, until revised, amended or nullified pursuant to law.