(1) This section applies if a geothermal statement accompanies a geothermal lease application as required under this chapter.
(2) The deciding of the application or the grant of the geothermal lease--
(a) does not affect the obligation under the P&G Act safety provisions to make a safety management plan for any operating plant in the geothermal lease's area; and
(b) is not of itself evidence that a safety management plan, or purported safety management plan, for an operating plant in the geothermal lease's area complies with those provisions.