(a) No building or structure may be constructed or altered within the area shown on the master plan unless the commission shall first issue a permit approving the plans and specifications for the proposed construction or alteration as being in conformity with the master plan. No permit may be issued without a certificate from the chief engineer or equivalent official of the commission that the proposed construction or alteration meets the engineering standards adopted by the commission.

(b) Whenever the commission shall have adopted a master plan or any portion thereof, the governing body of any constituent municipality or affected county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, before taking action necessitating the expenditure of any public funds incidental to the location, character, or extent of one or more projects of said municipality or affected county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall refer action involving such specific project to the commission for review and approval, and shall not act thereon unless the commission has indicated its approval by a majority vote of said commission within 45 days of reference to the commission or by the failure of the commission to disapprove by a majority vote of said commission within said 45 days.

L.1968, c. 404, s. 11.