§ 9-247. Standing to sue or intervene

MD Env Code § 9-247 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Any person who owns land that adjoins land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:

(1)    To sue the State, the applicant, or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and

(2)    With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:

(i)    Any civil court proceeding; and

(ii)    Any contested administrative case.

(b)    Any county or municipal corporation in which there is land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:

(1)    To sue the applicant or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and

(2)    With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:

(i)    Any civil court proceeding; and

(ii)    Any contested administrative case.