(a) The department shall publish and revise, at least annually, a listing of the hazardous substance release sites selected for, and subject to, a response action under this part.

(b) The department shall list the sites based upon the criteria adopted pursuant to Section 78765 and the extent to which deferral of a response action at a site will result, or is likely to result, in a rapid increase in response costs at the site or in a significant increase in risk to human health or safety or the environment.

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(c) The department shall list sites alphabetically within each priority tier, as specified in Section 78770, and shall update the list of sites at least annually to reflect new information regarding previously listed sites or the addition of new sites requiring response actions.

(d) The list of sites established pursuant to this section shall be published by the department and made available to the public or any interested person upon request and without cost.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)