Utah Code 40-6-15. Division created — Functions — Director of division — Qualifications of program administrators
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-6-15
- Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Gas: means natural gas, as defined in Subsection (10), natural gas liquids, as defined in Subsection (11), other gas, as defined in Subsection (17), or any mixture of them. See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Oil: includes tar sands produced at the wellhead in liquid form through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c). See Utah Code 40-6-2
- Person: means the same as that term is defined in Section Utah Code 40-6-2
There is created within the Department of Natural Resources the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The division shall implement the policies and orders of the board and perform all other duties delegated by the board.
The director of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining shall be appointed by the director of the Department of Natural Resources with the concurrence of the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The director shall be the executive and administrative head of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining and shall be a person experienced in administration and knowledgeable in the extraction of oil, gas, and minerals.
Within the division, the person administering the oil and gas program shall have the technical background to efficiently administer that program. The person administering the mining program shall have the technical background to efficiently administer that program.