Section 11-13-320 - (Effective upon governor's approval). Air quality permitting transition process(1) As used in this section: (a) "Alternative permit" means an amendment to a transition permit that, for purposes of transitioning an electrical generation facility to a new facility, allows one or more existing generating units to continue operating while also providing for closure of one but not all existing generating units.(b) "Authority" means the Decommissioned Asset Disposition Authority established in Section 79-6-407.(c) "Division" means the Division of Air Quality created in Section 19-1-105.(d) "Pre-existing permit" means the air quality permit held by the operator of an existing electrical generation facility prior to any amendments associated with transitioning to a new facility.(e) "Transition permit" means an amendment to the pre-existing permit, issued to the operator of an existing electrical generation facility for the purpose of transitioning to a new electrical generation facility, which authorizes construction of the new facility but does not require closure of all existing generating units until after the new facility commences operation.(2) A project entity that holds a pre-existing permit for an existing electrical generation facility with multiple generating units, and has been issued a transition permit for a new electrical generation facility, may submit an application to the division in accordance with Section 19-2-109.4 for issuance of an alternative permit. Amended by Chapter (number not assigned at time of publication), 2024SP3 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 6/21/2024.Added by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.