WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(1)  To the county and to any municipal corporation
where the sewage sludge utilization site is to be located; and

(2)  To any other county within 1 mile of the sewage
sludge utilization site.

(b)  For a permit to apply sewage sludge on marginal land or
to construct a permanent facility that is designed primarily to
utilize sewage sludge, the Department shall:

(1)  Publish notice of the application in a local
newspaper having a substantial circulation in the county where
the sewage sludge is to be applied or the facility is to be
constructed;

(2)  Mail a copy of the notice to:

(i) The local health official;

(ii) The chairman of the legislative body and
any elected executive of the county where the sewage sludge is to
be applied or the facility is to be constructed;

(iii) The elected executive of any municipal
corporation where the sewage sludge is to be applied or the
facility is to be constructed; and

(iv) Any other county within 1 mile of where
the sewage sludge is to be applied or the facility is to be
constructed.

(c)  (1) [Within] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN § 9-234.1
OF THIS SUBTITLE, WITHIN 15 days after receiving a copy of the
permit application, the executive or the legislative body of the
county, or the executive or the legislative body of the municipal
corporation, where the sewage sludge is to be applied or the
facility is to be constructed may request that the Department
hold a public hearing.

(2)  If the Department receives a request under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department shall hold a
public hearing in the affected subdivision in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act.

(3)  If the executives or legislative bodies of more
than 1 county or municipal corporation request a hearing under
this subsection, the Department may hold a consolidated hearing
in 1 county.

(d)  For a permit to apply sewage sludge on land other than
marginal land, the Department shall mail a copy of the permit
application to:

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