(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).
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 3 - Water and Air Pollution Generally
Subchapter 2 - State Emission Plans — Procedures — Approval
§ 8-3-203. State plan preferred — State plan dependent on federal emission guidelines
§ 8-3-204. Appeal of state plan — Adjudicatory process
§ 8-3-205. Assessing effects of state plan
§ 8-3-206. Submission of state plan
§ 8-3-207. Procedures for approval of state plan
§ 8-3-209. Waiver of review and approval procedures for emissions plans