The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the discharge of fill or dredged materials into the wetlands and watercourses of the state pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, for activities regulated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have exclusive jurisdiction over regulated activities in or affecting wetlands or watercourses undertaken by any department, agency or instrumentality of the State of Connecticut, except any local or regional board of education, pursuant to § 22a-39 or 22a-45a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have exclusive jurisdiction over tidal wetlands designated and regulated pursuant to §§ 22a-28 through 22a-35 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have exclusive jurisdiction over activities authorized under a dam repair or removal order issued by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under § 22a-402 of the Connecticut General Statutes or a permit issued by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection under § 22a-403 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Any person receiving such dam repair or removal order or dam construction permit shall not be required to obtain a permit from the municipal wetlands agency for any action necessary to comply with said dam order or to carry out the activities authorized by said dam permit.