The owner or operator of a facility may apply to the commission or the executive director for an emergency order under Texas Water Code, §5.515, and Chapter 35 of this title (relating to Emergency and Temporary Orders and Permits; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit Conditions), to authorize immediate action for the addition, replacement, or repair of facilities or control equipment, and authorizing associated emissions of air contaminants, whenever a catastrophe necessitates such construction and emissions otherwise precluded under the Texas Clean Air Act.