Events

Wind Energy Offshore and on Federal Lands (Web Seminar)

Considering the Alternatives:
The Fulbright & Jaworski Alternative Energy Web Seminar Series

Fulbright & Jaworski is pleased to present an alternative energy web seminar series, offering an up-to-the-minute look at current and emerging trends in alternative energy projects.  Programs in the series cover the issues involved in getting these projects up and running, as well as related topics from environmental issues to what it all means for the energy industry in general.

Program II - Wind Energy Offshore and on Federal Lands

Date & Time
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (BST)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EDT)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CDT)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (MDT)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (PDT)

Program

The federal government controls access rights to one half of all U.S. sovereign territory.  In our second seminar, find out how the three agencies that manage most of that area operate with respect to wind energy projects on federal lands, both onshore and offshore.  This primer includes details on how to gain and pay for access rights. Our program will cover: 

The Law on Federal Lands

• The Interior Department's authority over offshore wind energy
• The split authorities of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service over onshore sites
• The major environmental statutes: National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act
• Law governing contract and property interests on sites granted by the federal government

Administrative Mechanics of Site Acquisition and Project Development 

• Projects on BLM lands
• Projects on Forest Service lands (including the national grasslands)
• Projects offshore: The emerging program of the Minerals Management Service

FERC's Role in Offshore Wind Projects

• Where FERC says it stands after the Energy Policy Act of 2005
• Point of contrast: FERC's role over ocean current and wave motion generators

Presenters

Poe Leggette, Co-chair, Energy Practice Group
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, D.C. and Denver

Laura Morton, Senior Counsel 
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, D.C.

Letitia McKoy, Senior Associate
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Washington, D.C.

Details
E-mail Michelle Hindmarch at mhindmarch@fulbright.com if you have trouble registering or have any questions. Dial-in/log-in information will be e-mailed to registrants prior to the web seminar.

We will apply for one hour of California, Colorado and Texas CLE credit, as well as New York nontransitional CLE credit. Newly admitted New York attorneys may not receive nontransitional CLE credit. Fulbright does not take responsibility for obtaining CLE accreditation for any states other than California, Colorado, Texas and New York. If you have any questions regarding CLE approval of this course in your applicable bar, please contact your bar administrator.

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