BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8527d4c6fd9f2e95d3ff2652a9282bae145 CATEGORIES:Webinars SUMMARY:NAEP Webinar: “Modernizing” the NEPA Process or Returning to the Stone Age? Integrating New Definitions for Key Language in the NEPA–Section 106 Process DESCRIPTION:
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Pricing
NAEP Members: $75 | NAEP Student Mem bers: Free | Chapter Members: $125
Non-membe rs: $140 | ACRA Members: $75DTSTAMP:20240329T083133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDARThis joint NAEP–ACRA webinar brings together cultural heritage and NEPA practitioners and attorneys to u npack the new NEPA definitions of Direct and Indirect Impacts, and Effects and discuss how these changes affect cultural resources review under Sectio n 106 and NEPA. The panelists, Mathew Adams, Michael D. Smith Ph.D., and He ather Miller, Ph.D., along with moderator Marion Werkheiser, will highlight the recent James River transmission line court ruling (National Parks Cons ervation Association et al vs. Semonite) as a backdrop for the discussion. The panelists ask, “how would the James River court ruling be different und er the new definitions?” The panelists will recap the court case, look at t he new vs. old language and how it might have affected the ruling and its i mpact on future cases. They briefly present the history of the NEPA–106 pro cess, assess traditional understandings of NHPA, and discuss how the new de finition of effects will change consideration of cultural resources.
Marion Werkheiser ties it all together and outlines several c aveats and teaching points for moving forward (or is it back?) with a “mode rnized” approach.
Moderator
Marion Werkheiser
Chief Executive, Cultural Heritage PartnersMarion Werkheiser is an award-winning lawyer and chief executive at the law and policy firm Cultur al Heritage Partners. Her well-established practice is firmly rooted at the intersection of development and preservation, and she advocates for respon sible preservation policy at the federal level. She negotiates in NEPA and Section 106 consultations on behalf of tribes, project proponents, local go vernments, and other consulting parties to achieve creative, win-win outcom es that appropriately balance preservation values and development needs. Ma rion also works with investors, financial institutions, and companies to co nduct due diligence, assess project risk, and improve internal governance t o reduce the impact of infrastructure and other projects on indigenous peop les and cultural heritage worldwide. She advises tribes on developing their own consultation and engagement protocols to promote free, prior, and info rmed consideration of project impacts. Marion earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and is licensed to practice law in California, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
SpeakersMatt Adams helps clients address e nvironmental issues related to energy, transportation, infrastructure, and natural resource development projects. He advises on a full range of trans actional, regulatory, and litigation matters, with a specialized focus on i ssues arising under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Natio nal Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other environmental impact assessment laws. An experienced litigator, Matt has successfully argued matters of first impression before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the United Sta tes Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Matt also counsels tr ibal governments and tribally owned businesses on environmental and land us e issues affecting Indian country, as well as advising on matters related t o the protection of indigenous cultural and historic resources.Heather Lee Miller, Ph.D., joined HRA in 2 005 and works in both HRA’s History and CRM divisions on projects related t o cultural resources management, Section 106/110 and NEPA/SEPA compliance, the development of historic contexts, inventory and evaluation, and mitigat ion reports, in addition to litigation support. From 2007–2015, she served as the lead of HRA’s aboveground history program (a subsection of HRA’s Cul tural Resource Management division) while also working on complex research and writing projects pertaining to environmental and tribal litigation. An effective project manager with a strong grasp on cultural resources complia nce and history as well as an eye for detail, Heather also has exemplary re search, writing, and editorial skills, having worked for over two decades i n scholarly journal and book editing. Heather has served as HRA’s marketing director since 2014 and became Vice President of Business Development in 2 018. She meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification S tandards in History and Architectural History.
Michael D. Smith, Ph.D.
Princ ipal, WSP USAMichael is a nationally-rec ognized leader in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance with over 25 years of experience in project and program management, technical an alysis, policy development, and training/education for a wide range of publ ic and private sector clients. He is a Principal with WSP USA, an arm of on e of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms . WSP is comprised of over 40,000 technical experts and strategic advisors located in more than 550 offices across 40 countries worldwide. His current work focuses on providing project and program management, technical analys is and review, policy development and review, and training and education fo cused on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and California Environmen tal Quality Act (CEQA) compliance for some of the nation's and California’s most complex and controversial projects relating to energy development, tr ansportation infrastructure projects, approvals of genetically engineered p lants, commercial space transportation operations, and rulemakings for nati onal motor vehicle fuel economy standards. He frequently provides training and strategic advice for NEPA and related environmental compliance requirem ents as an adjunct faculty member at numerous educational institutions, inc luding the UC Davis Extension Land Use and Natural Resources Program, the U CLA Extension Sustainability Program, and the NEPA Certificate Program at t he Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. He has se rved as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow with the American Associat ion for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the Environmental Protection A gency’s (EPA) headquarters Office of Water and Office of Federal Activities in Washington, DC. He has also held positions with the U.S. Department of Interior – National Park Service in Biscayne, Glacier and Yosemite National Parks. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resources Sociology f rom Utah State University, a M.A. in Geography and Resources from the Unive rsity of Wyoming, and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University o f California, Santa Cruz.
Pricing
NAEP Members: $75
NAEP Student Members: Free< br />Chapter Members: $125
Non-members: $140
ACRA Members: $75