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

      1. (i) Any civil court proceeding; and
      2. (ii) Any contested administrative case.

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

      1. (i) Any civil court proceeding; and
      2. (ii) Any contested administrative case.

Added by Acts 1987, c. 612, § 2.