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California Public Resources Code Section 25520.5

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(a) In reviewing an application for an additional facility
at a potential multiple-facility site, the commission shall
undertake a reconsideration of its prior determinations in the final
report on the notice for the site issued pursuant to Section 25514,
based on current conditions and other reasonable and feasible
alternatives to the proposed facility.
   (b) Within 180 days of the filing of the application for an
additional facility at a potential multiple-facility site and after
adequate public hearings, the commission shall issue its decision on
the acceptability of the proposed facility based on the
reconsideration specified in subdivision (a) of this section.  A
negative determination shall be the final decision of the commission
on the application and subject to judicial review pursuant to Section
25531.  An affirmative determination shall not be a final decision
of the commission on the application.
   (c) The decision of the commission on an application for an
additional facility at a potential multiple-facility site receiving a
favorable determination pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section
shall be issued within 24 months after the filing of the application
or at such later time as is mutually agreed upon by the commission
and the applicant.

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