THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA

A River In Transition

Conference in Detail (Day 1)
(For Day 2, click here)

9:00	Introduction and Overview	Lorraine Bodi, Esq. Program Co-Chair Bonneville Power Administration Eric J. Bloch, Esq. Program Co-Chair Northwest Power Planning Council
9:10	The Mighty Columbia - an Invocation	Most Rev. Alexander J. Brunett Archbishop of Seattle Tribal Leader TBA
Fundamentals of the Law of the River
9:30	The Columbia River ~ A Historical Perspective From Lewis and Clark to the Present	David L. Nicandri Washington State Historical Society
10:00	The Columbia River ~ Legal Perspective List of Laws	William H. Rodgers, Jr., Esq. University of Washington Law School
10:30	Break
10:45	Economics of the River Relationship between Industrial Development and the Decline of Fish	Joel R. Hamilton University of Idaho
The Science of the River
11:30	Decline of the Fish Runs/Solutions Return to the River ; Upstream; ISAB	Jim Martin Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Jim Lichatowich Columbia River Independent Scientific Advisory Board
12:15	Lunch Break
1:15	ESA Listings and Issues	Donna Darm, Esq. National Marine Fisheries Service Todd True, Esq. Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Federal, State, Tribal Legal Issues
2:00	Federal Legal Issues Fish Management, Land and Water Management	Mark A. Eames, Esq. NOAA William W. Kinsey, Esq. Bonneville Power Administration Duane Mecham, Esq. US Department of the Interior
2:45	Tribal Legal Issues Fishing Rights; Water Rights; Treaty and Trust Responsibility	Douglas Nash, Esq. Holland & Hart LLP Tim Weaver, Esq. Cockrell & Weaver, Yakima
3:30	Break
3:45	State Legal Issues Clean Water Act; Northwest Power Act; State Water Rights	Brian V. Faller, Esq. Washington State Attorney General's Office William S. Whelan, Esq. Idaho Attorney General's Office
4:30	Panel Discussion of Federal ~ State ~ Tribal Issues: How Do We Reconcile Them and Work Together?	Donna Darm, Esq. Moderator Mark A. Eames, Esq., Todd True, Esq., Tim Weaver, Esq., William S. Whelan, Esq.
5:00	Questions and Answers	Members of the Faculty

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