Section 9. - [Powers granted by act supplemental.]

This act shall not be deemed to repeal or supersede any other law or laws, including part I, chapter 163 and part II, chapter 361, Florida Statutes, but shall be supplemental and additional authority to JEA to carry out and perform the powers provided by this act, and shall be liberally constructed [construed] to effect the purposes thereof. For the purposes of this act, JEA shall be deemed to be a public agency within the meaning of chapter 163, part I, Florida Statutes. (Laws of Fla., Ch. 80-513, § 9; Laws of Fla., Ch. 99-459, § 7)