(a) On or before the date of submission of an application to the executive director, a person seeking a municipal setting designation must provide notice to:
(1) each municipality:
(A) in which the property for which the designation is sought is located;
(B) with a boundary located not more than one-half mile from the property for which the designation is sought; or
(C) that owns or operates a groundwater supply well located not more than five miles from the property for which the designation is sought;
(2) each owner of a private water well registered with the commission that is located not more than five miles from a boundary of the property for which the designation is sought; and
(3) each retail public utility, as defined by § 13.002, Water Code, that owns or operates a groundwater supply well located not more than five miles from the property for which the designation is sought.
(b) The notice must include, at a minimum:
(1) the purpose of the municipal setting designation;
(2) the eligibility criteria for a municipal setting designation;
(3) the location and description of the property for which the designation is sought;
(4) a statement that a municipality described by Subsection (a)(1) or retail public utility described by Subsection (a)(3) may provide written comments on any information relevant to the executive director’s consideration of the municipal setting designation;
(5) a statement that the executive director will certify or deny the application or request additional information from the applicant not later than 90 days after receiving the application;
(6) the type of contamination on the property for which the designation is sought;
(7) identification of the party responsible for the contamination of the property, if known; and
(8) if the property for which the municipal setting designation is sought is located in a municipality that has a population of two million or more and the applicant intends to comply with the requirements of § 361.8065 for issuance of a municipal setting designation certificate under § 361.807 by complying with the requirements of § 361.8065(c), a statement that a municipality described by Subsection (a)(1)(B) or (C) of this section or a public utility described by Subsection (a)(3) of this section has 120 days from the date of receipt of the notice required by this section to pass a resolution opposing the application for a municipal setting designation.

(c) The applicant must submit copies of the notice letters delivered in accordance with Subsection (a) and the signed delivery receipts to the executive director with the application.
(d) For the purpose of this section, notice to a municipality must be provided to the city secretary for the municipality and notice to a retail public utility must be to the registered agent, the owner, or the manager.
(e) A municipality, retail public utility, or private well owner entitled to notice under this section may file comments with the executive director not later than the 60th day after the date the municipality, retail public utility, or private well owner receives the notice under this section.