(1) All special acts granting exceptions to the provisions of this chapter relating to issuance of dredge or fill permits shall provide that all action on applications for such permits shall be subject to approval of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, which shall have the power to reject such permits.
(2) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, any action after July 7, 1970, on any application for a dredge or fill permit pursuant to any special act heretofore or hereafter enacted shall be subject to approval of the board of trustees, which shall have the power to reject such permit.