(a) Any municipality where a resources recovery facility is located or any group of municipalities participating in a resources recovery facility may appoint an inspector for such facility. Such inspector shall meet the qualifications for inspectors of resources recovery facilities established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The commissioner shall, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, establish qualifications for inspectors and operators of resources recovery facilities. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection under the provisions of sections 22a-6a , 22a-6b , 22a-176 , 22a-190 to 22a-193 , inclusive, and 22a-231 to 22a-239a , inclusive, or any other environmental statute or regulation adopted thereunder.