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Utah Code § 40-14-101

Definitions

Enacted by Chapter 425, 2026 General Session

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining created in Section 40-6-4.

(2) "Division" means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining created in Section 40-6-15.

(3) "Eligible permit" means a permit:

(a) enforced by the division; and

(b) identified for expedited review in board rule under Section 40-14-203.

(4) "Expedited review" means a review of an eligible permit that:

(a) is performed by a qualified reviewer;

(b) is completed within the number of days established by board rule under Section 40-14-203; and

(c) concludes with the issuance of a preliminary permit decision.

(5) "Permit" means any of the following issued under this title:

(a) a permit;

(b) a plan;

(c) a license; or

(d) an administrative authorization made by the director.

(6) "Preliminary permit decision" means a recommendation to the division by a qualified reviewer under expedited review to:

(a) approve a permit application for final technical review and approval;

(b) deny a permit application; or

(c) return the permit application to the applicant with a description of the permit application's deficiencies.

(7) "Qualified reviewer" means a professional engineer, land surveyor, geologist, landscape architect, or other licensed professional certified by the division to review an application for an eligible permit under this chapter.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.