The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt alternative standards for the specifications provided in sections 22a-256n and 22a-256p if he determines, upon receipt of documentation from the Northeast Recycling Council, that such specifications are not achievable which determination shall be made not less than once annually. Such alternative standards shall be in effect during any period of time in which the commissioner determines that the publishing or printing industry is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of runable newsprint containing recycled fiber at a price comparable to the price for virgin newsprint or is unable to find such newsprint within a reasonable time.