This bill creates a program for the expedited review of environmental permit applications. This bill: - defines terms; - authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality (department) and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (division) to make rules to:identify a permit administered by the department or division as a permit eligible for expedited review;establish requirements for the expedited review process;certify a qualified reviewer;authorize a qualified reviewer to complete an expedited review of an eligible permit; andestablish the maximum number of a days for a qualified reviewer to complete an expedited review; - requires the department and division to conduct a technical review and make a final administrative decision for a permit application upon completion of an expedited review; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 19-1-201, 40-6-15