Site assessments

(a) Any site listed in the report prepared pursuant to section 22a-8a where remedial action has not been initiated shall be assessed on or before June 30, 1991. Any other hazardous waste disposal site determined by the commissioner to pose a threat to the environment or public health shall be assessed within forty-eight months of such determination. (b) The commissioner shall establish the priority for assessment of sites on the inventory developed pursuant to section 22a-133c where remedial action has not been initiated. In establishing such priority, the commissioner shall consider the quantity and characteristics of the hazardous waste on the site, the potential threat from the hazardous waste to the environment or public health and any other factor he deems appropriate. (c) A site assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Testing or engineering reports required by the commissioner; (2) determination of ownership of and the persons or municipality responsible for the disposal site; (3) a score developed by using the uncontrolled hazardous waste site ranking system found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Section 300, Appendix A, as amended; and (4) a recommended time schedule for remedial action.