(a) Within 10 days of the certification of a project pursuant to Section 21189.82, the lead agency shall, at the applicant’s expense, if applicable, issue a public notice in no less than 12-point type stating the following:

“THE APPLICANT HAS ELECTED TO PROCEED UNDER CHAPTER 7 (COMMENCING WITH SECTION 21189.80) OF DIVISION 13 OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE, WHICH PROVIDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT ANY JUDICIAL ACTION CHALLENGING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) OR THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN THE EIR IS SUBJECT TO THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 21189.85 AND 21189.86 OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE. A COPY OF CHAPTER 7 (COMMENCING WITH SECTION 21189.80) OF DIVISION 13 OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE IS INCLUDED BELOW.”

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(b) The public notice shall be distributed by the lead agency as required for public notices issued under paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 21092.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 60, Sec. 6. (SB 149) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, pursuant to Section 21189.91.)