1. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a person interested may file a protest with the state engineer:

   1. (a) within 20 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is informal; and
   2. (b) within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is formal.

2. (2) The state engineer shall:

   1. (a) consider a protest only to the extent the protest addresses a basis for which the state engineer may approve or reject the application; and
   2. (b) approve or reject the application.

Amended by Chapter 296, 2026 General Session