78545. (a) The department shall annually, on or before July 1, publish a solicitation for proposals to conduct treatment demonstration projects that utilize technologies that are at a stage of development suitable for full-scale demonstrations at hazardous substance release sites. The solicitation notice shall prescribe information to be included in the proposal, including technical and economic data derived from the applicant’s own research and development efforts, and any other information that may be prescribed by the department to assess the technology’s potential and safety and the types of removal or remedial action to which it may be applicable.
(b) Any person, private entity, or public entity may submit an application to the department in response to the solicitation. The application shall contain a proposed treatment demonstration plan setting forth how the treatment demonstration project is to be carried out and any other information that the department may require.
(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.)