VETOES

(1)  The local health official;

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

(3)  The elected executive of any municipal
corporation where the sewage sludge is to be applied.

(e)  (1) Within 10 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 may request
that the Department conduct a public information meeting.

(2)  If the Department receives a request under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department:

(i) Shall conduct a public information meeting
in the affected subdivision;

(ii) May consolidate the public information
meeting with 1 or more public information meetings for other
applications in the same county; and

(iii) Shall notify the applicant for a permit
and give the applicant the opportunity to present information at
the public information meeting.

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

(f)  The Department shall provide each county and municipal
corporation that receives a copy of the application under this
section with an opportunity to consult with the Department about
the decision to issue, deny, or place restrictions on a sewage
sludge utilization permit.

9-234.1.

(A) (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN:

(I) CARROLL COUNTY; AND

(II) FREDERICK COUNTY.

(2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE STORAGE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AT A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.

(B)  BEFORE THE SECRETARY ISSUES, AMENDS, OR RENEWS A PERMIT
TO AN APPLICANT OR PERMIT HOLDER UNDER § 9-232 OR § 9-238 OF THIS

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