Any license heretofore granted by the state, either expressly or by implication, permitting the upland owner to occupy any part of the space between the high-water mark and the low-water mark of any navigable waterway of this state, or along the banks of any river, stream or waterway of this state, may be revoked or cancelled by the department in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as those set forth in Section 33-2-16.