(a) The Commissioner of Housing may require the municipality to repay to the state all or part of the payments or reimbursements made to a municipality under sections 8-13m to 8-13x, inclusive, upon determination by the commissioner that the municipality has (1) amended or repealed the designation of an incentive housing zone without the approval of the commissioner; or (2) acted to discourage incentive housing development or to impose arbitrary or unreasonable standards, requirements, delays or barriers to the construction of housing following approval of an incentive housing zone.

(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.