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49-459 - State plan; carbon emissions from power plants
49-459. State plan; carbon emissions from power plants
A. The director, in consultation with the corporation commission, and the governing bodies of affected public power entities as defined in section 30-801, electric utilities regulated by the corporation commission and independently owned electric generation units shall develop, adopt and enforce a state plan to regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide from existing electric generation units in compliance with rules adopted by the administrator under section 111(d) of the clean air act.
B. The director may participate in one or more full or partial multijurisdictional plans or agreements, including plans or agreements with Indian tribes, for the purposes of complying with this section.
C. The director may adopt rules to implement subsection A of this section.
D. Submission of a state plan does not impair the ability of any affected state entity to challenge the lawfulness of the federal regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from existing electric generation units and does not constitute a waiver of any claims.