5. a. Nothing in P.L.2023, c.99 (C.48:3-87.2a et seq.) shall affect the allocation of any tax credits or other governmental benefits available to a qualified offshore wind project awarded prior to July 1, 2019 except as explicitly provided in section 3 of P.L.2023, c.99 (C.48:3-87.2c).
 
   b.   Nothing in P.L.2023, c.99 (C.48:3-87.2a et seq.) shall affect the allocation of any tax credits or other governmental benefits available to a qualified offshore wind project awarded after July 1, 2019.
 
L.2023, c.99, s.5.