TRIBAL ENERGY
Conference in Detail
Thursday • April 22, 2004
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| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
Karen J. Atkinson, Esq. Program Co-Chair President, Tribal Strategies, Inc. Washington, DC Maurice Richard Program Co-Chair CEO, Marin Power Ventures LLC Tiburon, CA |
| 8:45 | Political Dynamics and Implications of the Federal Energy Bill |
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Financial incentives for renewable energy development |
The Hon. Harry Reid (D-NV) Minority Whip US Senate Washington, DC |
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Update on Title III of the Energy Bill |
Mike Connor, Esq. Democratic Counsel, US Senator Jeff Bingaman Energy and Natural Resources Committee Washington, DC |
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| 9:45 | FERC Licensing Issues in Tribal Energy |
Mary C. Morton, Esq. Advisor to Commissioner Nora Brownell Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington, DC |
| 10:30 | Break |
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| 10:45 | Tribes as Corporate Developers |
Mark Nichols, CEO Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio, CA |
| 11:30 | Easement and Right of Way Issues Existing rights of way management, negotiations for new and expiring rights of way, valuation of rights of way, and desirable legal provisions in easement documents |
Margaret M. Schaff, Esq. Margaret M. Schaff PC Boulder, CO |
| 12:15 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | Grant Opportunities and Technical Assistance for Renewable Energy Projects |
Sandra Begay-Campbell Sandia National Laboratories Sandia, NM Robert Gough, Esq. Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Golden, CO |
| 2:30 | Financing Tribal Energy Projects through Bonds, Taxes and Other Sources |
Elizabeth Tail Executive Vice President Alesek Institute Tacoma, WA |
| 3:15 | Break |
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| 3:30 | Renewables: Case Studies in Tribal Involvement |
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| • Solar and biomass energy development — The Yavapai Apaches’ Tribal Energy Action Plan |
David E. Lewis Energy Director Yavapai-Apache Tribal Energy Office Camp Verde, AZ |
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| • Renewables assessment for Department of Defense; strategies and lessons learned |
Gueta Mezzetti, Esq. Counselor on Energy US Air Force Alexandria, VA Mike Warwick Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Portland, OR |
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Geo-thermal power plant development |
Robert E. Tucker, MSME, BSME Global Power Solutions LLC Golden, CO |
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| • Wind energy development — the tribal potential |
Edward W. Zaelke, Esq. Arnold & Porter Los Angeles, CA |
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| 5:30 | End of Day |
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