(1) An overlapping resource authority, for a geothermal tenure, is any authority of the following types, all or part of the area of which is in the geothermal tenure's area--
(a) an exploration authority (non-geothermal);
(b) a GHG lease;
(c) a mining lease;
(d) a petroleum lease.
(2) An overlapping resource authority, for a proposed geothermal tenure, is another authority of a type mentioned in subsection (1), all or part of the area of which will, if the proposed tenure is granted, be in the proposed tenure's area.