(a) Local programs submitted by local governments to the commissioner for certification pursuant to sections 34-0105(1) and 34-0106(1) of the act must meet, at a minimum, the standards, restrictions and requirements set forth in sections 505.5 through 505.9, 505.12 and 505.13 of this Part. This Part does not prohibit any local government from adopting and enforcing a local program that regulates actions or uses of land more stringently than this Part.

(b) Whenever terms relating to the commissioner or department are used in the sections listed in subdivision (a) of this section, local governments should substitute for those terms the title of the local official or agency performing the equivalent function.