40-14-101. Definitions.
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: enforced by the division; and identified for expedited review in board rule under Section. 40-14-203
(4) "Expedited review" means a review of an eligible permit that: is performed by a qualified reviewer; is completed within the number of days established by board rule under Section; and 40-14-203 concludes with the issuance of a preliminary permit decision.
(5) "Permit" means any of the following issued under this title: a permit; a plan; a license; or 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: approve a permit application for final technical review and approval; deny a permit application; or 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.