(a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the substantive right to engage in covered activities and to prevent discrimination against the exercise of such right. Courts and covered governments that fail to give full faith and credit to this chapter, or to records or judicial proceedings pursuant to this chapter, violate protections in the constitution of the United States and federal law, engage in unlawful discrimination, and inflict sovereign injury on this state and its citizens. It is the intent of the general assembly that this chapter applies retroactively and extraterritorially.
(b) It is the public policy of this state that persons have the right to engage in and invest in companies that engage in covered activities. No injunctive relief may be granted and no liability may be assigned for covered emissions resulting directly or indirectly from covered activities, occurring at any time, unless such covered activities are proven to be in violation of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), as amended, another federal environmental law, or a state law provision necessary to comply with a federal environmental law, in which case liability and remedies shall be determined based solely on federal law.
(c) Except where required by federal law, no covered government or private party may bring an action in any forum, or otherwise to impose or seek to impose any liability in connection with, covered emissions from covered activities, unless the liability is calculated and based solely on in-jurisdiction products. This chapter does not authorize a person to bring an action or make a claim against another person where the person is not otherwise authorized to do so.
(d) A natural person or company who is aggrieved by a violation of this chapter and the attorney general and reporter may each commence an action, intervene, or otherwise assert a claim for declaratory and injunctive relief, nominal damages, and any other appropriate relief.