Creation of regulatory relief office and appointment of director -- Responsibilities of regulatory relief office

(1) There is created within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity the Utah Office of Regulatory Relief. (2) (a) The regulatory relief office shall be administered by a director. (b) The director shall report to the executive director or the executive director's designee and may appoint staff subject to the approval of the executive director. (3) The regulatory relief office shall: (a) administer the provisions of this chapter; (b) administer the regulatory sandbox program; and (c) act as a liaison between private businesses and applicable agencies to identify state laws or regulations that could potentially be waived or suspended under the regulatory sandbox program, or amended. (4) The regulatory relief office may: (a) propose potential reciprocity agreements between states that use or are proposing to use similar programs to the regulatory sandbox; and (b) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and the provisions of this chapter, make rules regarding: (i) administering the regulatory sandbox, including making rules regarding the application process and the reporting requirements of sandbox participants; and (ii) cooperating and consulting with other agencies in the state that administer sandbox programs.