((a)) ** Determination that action is necessary** After notice and opportunity for a public hearing—
((1)) the Governor of any State in which a major fuel burning stationary source referred to in this subsection (or class or category thereof) is located,
((2)) the Administrator, or
((3)) the President (or his designee),
((A)) coal or coal derivatives other than locally or regionally available coal,
((B)) petroleum products,
((C)) natural gas, or
((D)) any combination of fuels referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (C),
((b)) ** Use of locally or regionally available coal or coal derivatives to comply with implementation plan requirements** Upon a determination under subsection (a)—
((1)) such Governor, with the written consent of the President or his designee,
((2)) the President’s designee with the written consent of such Governor, or
((3)) the President
((c)) ** Contracts; schedules** The Governor, in the case of action under subsection (b)(1), or the Administrator, in the case of an action under subsection (b)(2) or (3) shall, by rule or order, require each source to which such action applies to—
((1)) enter into long-term contracts of at least ten years in duration (except as the President or his designee may otherwise permit or require by rule or order for good cause) for supplies of regionally available coal or coal derivatives,
((2)) enter into contracts to acquire any additional means of emission limitation which the Administrator or the State determines may be necessary to comply with the requirements of this chapter while using such coal or coal derivatives as fuel, and
((3)) comply with such schedules (including increments of progress), timetables and other requirements as may be necessary to assure compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
((d)) ** Existing or new major fuel burning stationary sources** This section applies only to existing or new major fuel burning stationary sources—
((1)) which have the design capacity to produce 250,000,000 Btu’s per hour (or its equivalent), as determined by the Administrator, and
((2)) which are not in compliance with the requirements of an applicable implementation plan or which are prohibited from burning oil or natural gas, or both, under any other authority of law.
((e)) ** Actions not to be deemed modifications of major fuel burning stationary sources** Except as may otherwise be provided by rule by the State or the Administrator for good cause, any action required to be taken by a major fuel burning stationary source under this section shall not be deemed to constitute a modification for purposes of section 7411(a)(2) and (4) of this title.
((f)) ** Treatment of prohibitions, rules, or orders as requirements or parts of plans under other provisions** For purposes of sections 7413 and 7420 of this title a prohibition under subsection (b), and a corresponding rule or order under subsection (c), shall be treated as a requirement of . For purposes of any plan (or portion thereof) promulgated under , any rule or order under subsection (c) corresponding to a prohibition under subsection (b), shall be treated as a part of such plan. For purposes of , a prohibition under subsection (b), applicable to any source, and a corresponding rule or order under subsection (c), shall be treated as part of the applicable implementation plan for the State in which subject source is located.section 7413 of this titlesection 7410(c) of this titlesection 7413 of this title
((g)) ** Delegation of Presidential authority** The President may delegate his authority under this section to an officer or employee of the United States designated by him on a case-by-case basis or in any other manner he deems suitable.
((h)) ** “Locally or regionally available coal or coal derivatives” defined** For the purpose of this section the term “locally or regionally available coal or coal derivatives” means coal or coal derivatives which is, or can in the judgment of the State or the Administrator feasibly be, mined or produced in the local or regional area (as determined by the Administrator) in which the major fuel burning stationary source is located.