DEVELOPING TRIBAL UTILITIES

Conference in Detail
Monday • June 9, 2003 (Day 1)

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8:30	Introduction and Overview	Eric D. Eberhard, Esq. Program Co-Chair Dorsey & Whitney LLP Seattle, WA J. D. Williams, Esq. Program Co-Chair Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Pendleton, OR
8:45	FERC’s View of When It Can Regulate Tribal Utility Activity	Mary C. Morton, Esq. Advisor to FERC Commissioner Brownell Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington, DC
9:30	Jurisdiction Case Law Basics—How It Relates to Tribal Utility Regulation	Thomas P. Schlosser, Esq. Morisset, Schlosser, Homer, Jozwiak & McGaw Seattle, WA
10:30	Break
10:45	Applying Federal Law: NEPA & TEPA How NEPA & TEPA fit into leases and trust lands; how tribes can use TEPAs to more adequately protect reservations’ natural resources	Gillian Mittelstaedt Policy Analyst Tulalip Tribes Marysville, WA
11:30	Condemnation/Eminent Domain Tribes’ Power to Condemn Property What tools can a tribe use to develop or expand existing distribution systems?	Howard A. Belodoff, Esq. Idaho Legal Aid Services Boise, ID
12:15	Lunch (on your own)
1:15	NW Tribal Utilities Formation What do you do with the local incumbent? Where will you get your power supply? How do you qualify as a BPA preference customer? Options for operating the system	James Deason, Esq. Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd, LLP Portland, OR
2:15	Grant Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects	Christopher T. Stearns, Esq. Hobbs & Straus Washington, DC Sonya M. Tetnowski, Esq. Public and Tribal Affairs Manager Bonneville Power Administration Portland, OR
3:30	Break
3:45	Financing Tribal Utility Activities Through Bonds, Taxes and Other Sources	Mark A. Jarboe, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP Minneapolis, MN Doug Goe, Esq. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Portland, OR
5:00	Reception for Faculty & Students	Sponsored by Miller Nash, LLP Seattle, WA

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