(2) Nothing in this chapter and ORS 468.065, 468B.040, 468B.045, 468B.046, 536.015, 536.050, 543.012 and 543.710 shall prejudice or alter any rights of an existing federally licensed project to apply for or obtain a new federal license for the project. Nothing in this chapter and ORS 468.065, 468B.040, 468B.045, 468B.046, 536.015, 536.050, 543.012 and 543.710 shall be construed to create any preference or priority on behalf of any applicant for a federal license. [1997 c.449 §§42a,45]