(a) No citizen, association of citizens, domestic corporation, or municipality, or any combination thereof, may develop, conserve, or use in whole or in part the water resources of the Winooski River as it flows through the City of Winooski for a water power project located in whole or in part in the City of Winooski without obtaining the approval of the City Council of the City of Winooski in addition to any other necessary State or federal agency approvals.

(b) The City of Winooski may make, amend, repeal, and enforce any ordinances, regulations, rules, and bylaws not contrary to the laws of the State of Vermont or of the United States as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties conferred and imposed by this section. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013.)