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Good Samaritan Protection to Enhance Abandoned Mine Land Cleanup - Finding a Path Forward
April 26, 2018 - Colorado School of Mines
STO U T AGENDA
Purpose: Identify necessary liability protection from applicable environmental laws that advance closure and remediation of the identified pilot/demonstration projects.
Outcome: A diverse coalition of stakeholders working to advance pilot/demonstration projects focused through Good Samaritan legislation that enhances (or advances) AML cleanup.
Morning Plenary Session (8:00 to 10:00 AM) - Laying Out the Challenges Laura Skaer- Session Moderator
Session Objectives: Identify Social, Political And Legal Issues Impeding Closure And Reclamation of AML Lands.
Enhanced pathway to AML Cleanup - Laura Skaer; Executive Director, American Exploration & Mining Association
State Government Considerations - Jeff Graves; Director, Office of Active & Inactive Mines, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety
Conservation Group Perspectives - Chris Wood; President, Trout Unlimited Private Sector / Industry Considerations - TBD, Congressional Perspective - Dustin Sherer; Aide to Sen. Cory Gardner
Break (10:00 to 10:15 AM)
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Mid-Morning Session (10:15 to 11:45) - Issues Impacting AML clean-up Dennis Ferrigno - Session Moderator
Session Objectives: Address Social, Political And Legal Issues Related to Enhanced AML Clean-up
Legal Issues- Carolyn McIntosh; Squire Patton Boggs. AML / Good Samaritan Political Issues - Kathy Benedetto; Bureau of Land
Management (Invited) Examples of Successful Reclamation and Closure (Processes and Results) to
Guide Candidate Site Selection - Jeff Parshley; Group Chairman and Corporate Consultant, SRK Consulting North America Discussion for Good Samaritan Initiative - TBD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lunch (12:00 to 12:45 PM) Compliments ofM M SA
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM to 3:15 PM) - Break-out & Planning Ann Carpenter - Session Moderator
Session Objectives: Establish Path Forward for a Successful Good Samaritan AML Demonstration
Delegates will break into multiple working groups to build consensus on the critical language and programmatic components needed to advance Good Samaritan legislation focused on pilot/demonstration projects. After the building blocks for the legislation are identified, avenues for partnership, the ideal process for selection of candidate demonstration sites, and other issues raised by the morning sessions will be discussed.
Break (3:15 PM to 3:30)
Summary Session (3:30 PM to 4:30 PM) - Feedback and Actionable Items Ann Carpenter - Session Moderator
Session Objectives: The Goal of this final session is to fold in outcomes from the morning and early afternoon sessions, outlining the building blocks and next steps for legislation necessary to advance project-focused Good Samaritan legislation. As time allows, possible next steps will be outlined regarding avenues for partnership, the ideal process for selection of candidate demonstration sites, and other issues raised by the morning sessions.
C losing o f Sum m it (4:30 PM)
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