(a) The commissioner shall provide, within available appropriations, technical, coordinating and research services to promote the effective administration of this chapter at the federal, state and local levels.
(b) The commissioner shall have the overall responsibility for general supervision of the implementation of this chapter and shall monitor and evaluate the activities of federal and state agencies and the activities of municipalities to assure continuing, effective, coordinated and consistent administration of the requirements and purposes of this chapter.
(P.A. 79-535, S. 17, 25; P.A. 96-251, S. 10; P.A. 10-106, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 96-251 amended Subsec. (c) by requiring that on and after October 1, 1996, reports be submitted to environment committee and upon request to any legislator and by adding provisions on submission of report summaries to legislators; P.A. 10-106 deleted former Subsec. (c) re submission of annual report to Governor and General Assembly.