COGMA 2024 AGENDA
(draft revised 2024-12-06, subject to change)
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| Thursday, December 12, 2024 | ||||
| 10:00 a.m. | - | 10:15 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Molly Corey, COGMA 2024 Chair Deputy Legal Counsel, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources |
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| 10:15 a.m. | - | 11:15 a.m. (1.0 CLE) |
What Every Government Mining Attorney Should Know |
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| Session Description: Attorneys from both state and federal government agencies will present on current topics related to mining and reclamation. These topics include the laws governing the creation of trusts for long-term treatment of acid mine drainage and how the State of Pennsylvania drafts and enforces these trusts; the requirements of state reclamation plans, drafted by the states with primacy over coal mining and reclamation operations and reviewed by the federal Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE), as required by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA); and the program amendments review process, by which states ensure compliance with federal statutes and regulations by submitting updates to their plans of mining and as required by SMCRA. |
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| 11:15 a.m. | - | 11:30 a.m. | Break |
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| 11:30 a.m. | - | 12:30 p.m. (1.0 CLE) |
State Litigation Update: Eastern States |
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Session Description: Attorneys from several eastern states will present on legal issues pertaining to current enforcement actions, citizens’ appeals, and other related litigation on resource projects occurring within their respective jurisdictions, such as issues relating to coal regulation and enforcement under state primacy authority exercised under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). |
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| 12:30 p.m. | - | 1:45 p.m. | Lunch Break |
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| 1:45 p.m. | - | 2:45 p.m. (1.0 CLE) |
Federal Litigation Update Moderator: Daniel Kilduff, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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Session Description: Attorneys from the U.S. Department of the Interior will present on current legal issues of national and regional significance related to enforcement actions, administrative actions, citizen appeals, and related litigation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). |
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| 2:45 p.m. | - | 3:45 p.m. (1.0 CLE) |
State Litigation Update: Western States |
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| Session Description: Attorneys from several western states will present on legal issues pertaining to current enforcement actions, citizens’ appeals, and other related litigation on resource projects occurring within their respective jurisdictions, such as issues relating to coal regulation and enforcement under state primacy authority exercised under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). | ||||
| 3:45 p.m. | - | 4:00 p.m. | Break |
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| 4:00 p.m. | - | 5:00 p.m. (1.0 CLE) |
Contact with Represented and Unrepresented Parties (Ethics Presentation) |
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| Session Description: Assistant U.S. Attorney Ross will present on the rules of ethics and professional responsibility as they relate to contacts with represented and unrepresented parties, with emphasis on how these rules govern communications to and from attorneys employed by governmental entities. This presentation is designed to meet the specific Ethics requirements for CLE. |
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| 5:00 p.m. | - | Close | COGMA 2025 details, CLE information, additional discussion |
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| *** Note: All CLE credits are pending and subject to approval *** |