We Have the Rocks & Resources · 2020. 1. 2. · 1 We Have the Rocks & Resources RDC 40thAnnual...
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1 We Have the Rocks & Resources RDC 40 th Annual Conference Peter Caltagirone, Esq. Senior Legal & Policy Advisor 21 November 2019
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WeHavetheRocks&ResourcesRDC40th AnnualConference
PeterCaltagirone,Esq.SeniorLegal&PolicyAdvisor
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BACKGROUND• B.A.ClaremontMcKennaCollege
(2004).
– DualMajor– GovernmentandEconomics
• JuryConsultant– Vinson&Company,LosAngeles,CA.
• J.D.VillanovaUniversitySchoolofLaw(2009).
• LicensedinPA,NJ,MA,CA,andAK.
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• StartedCareeratCozenO’Connor,Philadelphia,PA.
• MovedtoAlaskaEarly2016;joinedOil&GasSectionatDept.ofLaw.
• Regulatory&LegalAffairsManager– AOGA.
• SeniorLegal&PolicyAdvisor– DNRCommissioner’sOffice.
FOLLOWS GOVERNOR’S PRIORITIES
• OpenforBusiness/Economy.
• Publicsafety.
• Budget/GovernmentEfficiency.
• NaturalResourceDevelopment.
• RestoringtheTrust.
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DNR’S APPEAL PROCESS
• 130+ActiveAppeals.
• 50adjudicationsin2019alone.
• Allappellants/partiesaretreatedequally.
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• FirstIn,Firstout(withexceptions):
oAppealiscausingacloudonaproject/inhibitinginvestment.
oPermitisstayed.
oRoyaltyobligationsthatareaccruingstatutoryinterest.
oAppealisaffectingthepropertyrightsofindividualAlaskans.
oLetusknow.
REFORM EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD-APPEALS-
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• RecentlycompletedAO266scopingforchangestoappealregulations.
• Ideaistostreamlineprocessesandhastenadjudicationofappeals.
• Fullcomplementofstaffing.
o AppealsteamatDNRandAG’soffice.
• SimilarEffortsonRegulatoryReformoccurringDepartment-wide.
DNR’S LITIGATION
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• Currently:38opencasesinstateandfederalcourt.
• Casesinvolve:
o DefendingState’sinterestsinroyaltyobligations.
o ProtectingState’srightsagainstfederalactions.
o Pursuingaccessformineraldevelopment.
o EnforcingproperlanduseunderStateownership.
2019FALL COMPETITIVE OIL ANDGAS LEASE SALE
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• December11,2019at9amintheDena’ina Center• OfferingsintheNorthSlope,NorthSlopeFoothillsandBeaufortSea
Areawide,aswellasSALSABlocks• FormoreinformationgototheDivisionofOilandGaswebsite:
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Services/BIFAndLeaseSale
ClickhereformoredetailsaboutSALSA
SALSABlocksbeingofferedinNorthSlopeFall2019AreawideLeasesale
• Largecontiguousblocks• LowCostTaxCredit3DSeismic• AbundantPublicData• LeasingHistoryonallLeases• StrongPetroleumSystem• 8-yearPrimaryLeaseTerm• WellCommitmentw/in7years
SALSABLOCK
DEDICATED TO ALASKA MINING
• World’s5thmostattractivedevelopmentarea(10thin2017).
• TopU.S.statetoinvestinmineralexploration.
• TopU.S.stateformining-friendlyregulatory&fiscalpolicies.
• U.S.statebestabletomeetitsownpermittimelines.
2018FRASER INSTITUTE REPORT
COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES
REGULATORY MILESTONES
OilandGas
• Nanushuk DevelopmentProject– RecordofDecision(May2019).
• WillowMasterDevelopmentPlan– DraftEIS.
Mining
• PebbleProject–DraftEIS,TechnicalWorkSessionsinProgress.
• Donlin Mine– DNRIssuanceofAS38.35PipelineROW(Jan2019).
Transportation
• AmblerMiningIndustrialAccessProject– WorkingtopreserveCongressionalintentofANILCA201(4).
EARTH MRI- ALASKA
• Executive Order
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EARTH MRI- ALASKA
• Executive Order
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OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
STATE-FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT
• ManagementofAlaska’sPolarBears.
o DNRcoordinateswithADF&G,USFWS.
o KeptpressureonUSFWStoreleasemodelandmethodologyforcalculationofincidentaltakes.
o HasimplicationsforN.S.Activity,aswellasleasingandnecessaryseismicworkfor1002development.
NPR-A:IAPREVISION
• NPR-A:Apetroleumreservewhereoilandgasare…offlimits?
o The2012NPR-AIntegratedActivityPlanand2013RecordofDecisionlockedupthereserve’shighestresourcedevelopmentpotentialareasbydesignatingsignificantacreageasunavailableforoilandgasleasing.
o ThroughouttherevisionprocessundertakenbyBLM,theStateofAlaskahaspushedtoopenadditionalareasforoilandgasleasing,eliminateunreasonablemitigationmeasures,andprovidefornewinfrastructure.
STATE-FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT• AssertingaProperANWRBoundary.
o StatehasconsolidatedchallengestoDept.ofInterior’sborderofANWR.
o ~20,000AcresatissuebetweenCanningandStaines Rivers.
o Caseisfullybriefed,awaitingdecisionfromInteriorBoardofLandAppeals.
o Ifunsuccessful,mayappealtoFederalCourt.
FULL EXEMPTION - ROADLESS RULE• AlaskaRoadless:Onlyoneroadin
theTongass.
o Fornearlytwentyyears,the2001RoadlessRulehaslimitedeconomicopportunitiesforAlaskanswholiveandworkintheTongassNationalForestandS.E.Alaska.
o TheStateofAlaskarecentlytestifiedtotheHouseNaturalResourcesCommitteetosupportfullexemptionoftheTongassfromthenationalrule,whichwouldallowUSFStoevaluatemineralexplorationandminedevelopmentunderthepredictableprocessdefinedin36CFRPart228.
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
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• OpenforBusiness/Economy
• Publicsafety
• Budget/GovernmentEfficiency
• NaturalResourceDevelopment
• RestoringtheTrust
