* § 880. Comprehensive permit information. 1. Not later than ninety days from the effective date of this article each state agency required to review, approve or grant permits for business undertakings, projects, and activities shall report to the office in a form prescribed by the office on each and every type of such review, approval, and permit administered by the state agency. Application forms, applicable agency rules, and the estimated time period necessary for permit application consideration based on experience and statutory or regulatory requirements shall accompany each state agency report.

2. Each state agency required to review, approve or grant permits for business undertakings, projects, and activities shall subsequent to its report pursuant to subdivision one of this section provide the office with a report of any new permit or modification of any existing permit, together with applicable forms, rules, and information required under subdivisions one and two of this section regarding such new or modified permit. No new or modified permit shall become effective until thirty days after the office has been provided with such report, provided, however, that the thirty day period may be dispensed with for any new or modified permit adopted as an emergency measure in accordance with the provisions of the state administrative procedure act. When any new or modified permit is adopted as an emergency action in accordance with the provisions of the state administrative procedure act, the office shall be notified of such action by the adopting state agency within five days after the effective date of such action.

3. The office shall prepare an information file on state agency permit requirements upon receipt of the state agency reports and shall develop methods for its maintenance, revision, updating, and ready access.

4. The office shall provide comprehensive permit information on the basis of the foregoing. The office may prepare and distribute publications, guides, and other materials based upon the state agency reports and the information file which will serve the convenience of permit applicants and which will explain permit requirements affecting business, including requirements having multiple permit or multiple state agency aspects.

* NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995