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.