To provide a county or a municipal corporation, if appropriate, with an opportunity to consult with the Department about the decision to issue, deny, or place restrictions on a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit, the Department shall mail a copy of a new, modification, or renewal Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application to install, materially alter, or materially extend a Class A sewage sludge distribution facility to: The chairman of the legislative body and any elected executive of the county and municipal corporation where the distribution facility is to be installed, materially altered or materially extended; and The chairman of the legislative body and any elected executive of any other county within 1 mile from the location where the distribution facility is to be installed, materially altered or materially extended. The Department shall comply with the requirements for public participation in the permitting process in Environment Article, Title 1, Subtitle 6, and §9-234.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.