(a) This section applies only to a permit application that is eligible to be referred for a contested case hearing under Section 5.556 or 5.557.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, not later than the 30th day before the date the commission issues a draft permit in connection with a permit application, the executive director shall provide written notice to the state senator and state representative of the area in which the facility that is the subject of the permit is located.