The local health officers of two or more counties may join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant. The amount of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grant that is distributed to a region under subsection (a) of this section shall be equal to the sum of the Local Public Health Tobacco Grants that otherwise would have been distributed to each county under § 13–1007 of this subtitle. If the local health officers of two or more counties join together as a region to apply for a Local Public Health Tobacco Grant, the local health officers shall act jointly to: Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation, as required under § 13–1008 of this subtitle; Establish a Community Health Coalition, as required under § 13–1008 of this subtitle, or identify another coalition approved by the Department; Demonstrate that the base–year funding requirement of § 13–1011 of this subtitle has been met; and Otherwise satisfy the requirements of §§ 13–1006 through 13–1012 of this subtitle.