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Good Samaritan Protection to Enhance Abandoned Mine Land Cleanup - Finding a Path Forward April 26, 2018 - Colorado School of Mines - 8am to 5pm SUBM IT AGENDA-- DRAFT---03-28-18 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 projectfocused 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 Objective: 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 - National Mining Association Representative Congressional Perspective - Dustin Sherer; Aide to Sen. Cory Gardner Break (10:00 to 10:15 AM) Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00072178-00001 Mid-Morning Session (10:15 to 11:45) - Issues Impacting AML clean-up Dennis Ferrigno - Session Moderator Session Objective: Address Social, Political and Legal Issues Related to Enhanced AML Clean-up Legal Issues- Carolyn McIntosh; Partner, Squire Patton Boggs. AML / Good Samaritan Political Issues - Kathy Benedetto; Senior Adviser to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 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 (Invited) Lunch (12:00 to 12:45 PM) - C om plim ents o f MMSA Afternoon Session (12:45 PM to 3:15 PM) - Break-out & Planning Ann Carpenter - Session Moderator Session Objective: Build Consensus on Best Paths Forward 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 5:00 PM) - Feedback and Actionable Items Ann Carpenter - Session Moderator Session Objective: The goal of the final session is to fold in outcomes from the morning and early afternoon sessions to collaboratively establish an action plan. C losing o f Sum m it (5:00 PM) For more information about the Summit, and to participate, contact Betty Gibbs, Executive Director, MMSA, at contactmmsa@mmsa.net.or 303-444-6032. Watch the MMSA Web page for updates: http://www.mmsa.net. Sion up fo r your FREE ticket. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00072178-00002