Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 92— - POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - EXISTING FACILITIES › Part Part A— - Prohibitions › § 8343
The Secretary may stop a specific powerplant from using natural gas or petroleum only by issuing a final order that applies just to that plant, unless a rule under subsection (b) says otherwise. The Secretary can only issue such an order for a plant that is not already covered by a final rule under subsection (b) when the proposed order is issued. Under subsection (b), the Secretary may instead make a rule banning gas or petroleum at existing electric powerplants under section 8341(b). Any plant a final rule will cover must be named in the proposed rule published under section 8411(b). When making a final rule, the Secretary must consider special features of each category of plants (for example, intermittent use, size, age, or location). A rule cannot apply to an existing plant that already has a comparable ban issued by order.
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42 U.S.C. § 8343
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73