LAND USE LAW
CONFERENCE
Conference Agenda in Detail
Day 2 - Tuesday, October 16, 2001
(Click here to see the agenda for Day 1)
| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
Charles F. Palmer, Esq. Program Co-Chair Troutman Sanders LLP Atlanta, GA |
| 8:45 | Watershed Management Issues: Compliance with Federal Standards |
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| A more restrictive environment resulting from TMDL loading limits and other Clean Water Act provisions |
Phyllis P. Harris, Esq. Regional Counsel and Director U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Atlanta, GA |
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| Local perspective on watershed management |
Doug Baughman CH2M Hill Atlanta, GA |
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| Wetlands mitigation |
Rebecca Rowden, Esq. Assistant District Counsel U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah, GA |
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| 10:45 | Break |
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| 11:00 | Impact of New State Water Policies on Planning and Development |
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| Implications of legislative initiatives for regional or larger watershed management program |
Sally Bethea Founding Director Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Atlanta, GA |
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| Business perspective |
Kevin Green, Esq. Vice President, Environmental Affairs Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Atlanta, GA |
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| 12:30 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:45 | Transportation Issues |
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| MARTA at a crossroads |
Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. General Manager/CEO Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta, GA |
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| GRTA project update and status of DRI review process |
Kirk R. Fjelstul, Esq. Chief Counsel Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Atlanta, GA |
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| Airport expansion |
Benjamin R. DeCosta, Esq. Aviation General Manager Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, GA |
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| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Transportation Oriented Development Development in and around transportation infrastructure sites, featuring details on current and future projects, as well as legal obstacles and their status |
Robert P. Voyles Senior Vice President Hines Interests LP Atlanta, GA Paul G. Vespermann Director, Office of Transit Related Development Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta, GA |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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