(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).