(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall not submit a state plan to the United States Environmental Protection Agency under § 8-3-207 if the state plan: (1) Results in a significant rate increase annually for any rate class of the total delivered electricity cost per kilowatt hour or of the total natural gas cost per thousand cubic feet; or(2) Results in unreasonable reliability risks.(b) The division shall not submit a state plan to the United States Environmental Protection Agency until: (1) The Legislative Council has approved the state plan under § 8-3-207(b); or(2) The Governor directs the submission of a state plan under § 8-3-207(d).Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2462, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2461, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by Act 2015, No. 382,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
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