The Erickson Alumni Center at Statler Wilson Commons
Evansdale Campus, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
6:00 Reception—The Kennedy Club Room, First Floor
7:00 Dinner—Ruby Grand Hall, Ground Floor
8:00 Keynote Address—Ruby Grand Hall, Ground Floor—Senator Joe Manchin, (D., West Virginia)
8:30-8:40 Welcome, Opening Remarks:
Joyce E. McConnell, The William J. Maier, Jr. Dean & Thomas R. Goodwin Professor of Law
James Van Nostrand, Associate Professor & Director, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development
8:40-10:10 Perspective of State Regulators in the Marcellus Region
Moderator: J. Thomas Lane, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, LLP, Charleston, WV
NY: Stuart F. Gruskin, partner, Gruskin Gordon, former Executive Deputy Commissioner of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Albany, NY
WV: Randy Huffman, Secretary, WV Department of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV
PA: Elizabeth A. Nolan, Assistant Counsel, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA
OH: Armando Benincasa, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
10:10-10:30 Federal Role in Regulation of Shale Gas Production
Marcia E. Mulkey, Regional Counsel, EPA Region III, Philadelphia, PA
10:30-10:40 — Break
10:40-11:00 West Virginia Legislative Update on Marcellus Shale Regulations
Tim Manchin, Member, House of Delegates, Co-Chair of Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale, Fairmont, WV
11:00-12:00 Experience from Other Shale Regions
Moderator: Kathy G. Beckett, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV
Christopher S. Kulander, Asst. Prof., Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TX
Joshua P. Fershee, Assoc. Prof. & Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, ND
Heather Corken, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX
12:00-12:30 Model Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing:
Mark K. Boling, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Southwestern Energy, Houston, TX
Matt Watson, Senior Energy Policy Manager, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington D.C.
12:30-1:20 — Lunch
1:20-1:50 Friday Keynote Speaker: Dave McCurdy, President and CEO, American Gas Association, Washington D.C.
1:50-2:20 Perspective of Natural Gas Industry
“America’s Energy Future: Opportunity, Obligation and Challenge” : Jerry Richey, Executive Vice President—Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
2:20-3:10 Perspectives of other Stakeholders
Moderator: Elizabeth Burleson, Assistant Professor of Law, Pace Law School, White Plains, NY
Environmental: Hannah Chang, Associate Attorney, Earthjustice, New York, NY
Land/Surface Owners: David B. McMahon, Attorney at Law
3:10-3:20 — Afternoon Break
3:20-4:20 Local Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing
Moderator: Professor Robert M. Bastress, WVU College of Law, Morgantown, WV
Ben Price, Projects Director, The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Mercersburg, PA
James A. Walls, Member in Charge, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Morgantown, WV
4:20-5:20 Economic Implications of Shale Gas Development
Tom S. Witt, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Research and Outreach, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, and Professor of Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Thomas Kinnaman, Ph.D., Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
5:20-5:30 Closing Remarks