1. (1) "Board" means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining created in Section 40-6-4.
2. (2) "Division" means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining created in Section 40-6-15.

3. (3) "Eligible permit" means a permit:

   1. (a) enforced by the division; and
   2. (b) identified for expedited review in board rule under Section 40-14-203.

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

   1. (a) is performed by a qualified reviewer;
   2. (b) is completed within the number of days established by board rule under Section 40-14-203; and
   3. (c) concludes with the issuance of a preliminary permit decision.

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

   1. (a) a permit;
   2. (b) a plan;
   3. (c) a license; or
   4. (d) an administrative authorization made by the director.

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

   1. (a) approve a permit application for final technical review and approval;
   2. (b) deny a permit application; or
   3. (c) return the permit application to the applicant with a description of the permit application's deficiencies.
7. (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.

Enacted by Chapter 425, 2026 General Session