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Continuing education sessions will be offered on Tuesday, April 1 and are included in the conference registration fee. If you are interested in only attending the continuing education sessions, register here.

 

Continuing education sessions will be held in the Exhibit Hall. On the day of the event, please check-in at the registration table located in the Metra Park Expo Center Large Bay. Registration open at 8:00 am on Tuesday, April 1

 

Trihydro Corporation – Environmental Changes

Headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming, Trihydro provides public and private clients with a full range of environmental and engineering services including environmental investigation and remediation, civil engineering and design, surveying, air quality consulting and process management, information technology, environmentally sustainable design and natural resources consulting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HydroSolutions Inc. – EIS for Managers

HydroSolutions Inc (HydroSolutions) is an environmental consulting and engineering firm specializing in hydrology, incorporated in Montana in 1999 by Tom Osborne, President. With offices in Billings and Helena, we have successfully grown by focusing our services in response to market needs and current issues. HydroSolutions has a professional staff of engineers, scientists, and specialists who are continually looking for opportunities to provide additional services to existing and new clients, while maintaining our reputation for exceptional work quality and outstanding customer service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Montana Tech – Proppant Testing

Montana Tech – EOR in the Bakken

Montana Tech traces its roots to the enabling act that granted statehood to the people of Montana. In that act, the United States Congress set aside 100,000 acres to establish and maintain a school of mines. Today, Montana Tech is recognized among America’s best values in undergraduate education. Montana Tech possesses an internationally esteemed, century-old tradition of excellence in higher education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bison Engineering, Inc. – GHG Regulations

Bison Engineering is an employee-owned environmental services and consulting firm founded in 1980. It is known for its client advocacy, technical excellence and depth of experience. Bison Engineering provides comprehensive air quality and related environmental services including: building and operating ambient air monitoring stations, measuring air emissions, preparing air quality permit applications and providing environmental compliance guidance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holland & Hart, LLP – Effective Emergency Response

Holland & Hart LLP delivers integrated legal solutions to regional, national, and international clients of all sizes. Since its inception in 1947, Holland & Hart has grown into a full-service law firm of more than 440 lawyers in 15 offices across the Mountain West and in Washington, D.C. We stand apart in our footprint based on the breadth and depth of experience we offer, and our client-driven culture is personalized, responsive, and innovative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C. – Environmental Issues -

Sage Grouse

Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven (BKBH) is a full-service law firm with thirty experienced attorneys working in offices located throughout Montana.  Our law practice focuses primarily on business issues.  A major strength of BKBH is our constant work with clients in the energy industry who are faced with myriad issues, such as state and federal environmental regulation, OSHA requirements, complicated state and federal tax laws and regulations and a host of other legal problems that energy operators confront daily.  BKBH is proud of the quality of the teamwork that we provide to our energy clients at affordable rates.  Please check us out at www.bkbh.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crowley Fleck, LLP - Founded in 1895, Crowley Fleck PLLP is a premier law firm headquartered in Billings, Montana with 11 offices and over 130 lawyers. As the largest full service law firm in Montana and one of the largest firms in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region, we are committed to providing the highest quality legal service in a timely and cost-effective manner. Clients have turned to us for a wide range of corporate, financial, litigation, personal, regulatory and transactional services.

 

Extraction and Expansion - Montana's approach to Taxes on the Energy

Industry

This presentation will discuss the tax issues facing Montana's energy industry with a focus on excise (severance) and property taxes. The Department of Revenue has changed its rules for severance tax valuations and has aggressively reviewed property tax treatment and valuation of various industries. This presentation will provide an overview of the new severance tax rules, discuss property assessment issues, and

provide planning tips and opportunities.

 

Employment and Redeployment - Montana Opportunities and Challenges

Members of Crowley Fleck's Employment Law practice group will discuss Montana employment law with an emphasis on cross-border multi-state issues. This presentation is intended to provide an overview of Montana employment issues for employers and practitioners with an emphasis on issues important to companies new to Montana. We will discuss employment in Montana from hiring through firing, including Montana's wrongful discharge and anti-discrimination provisions and traps for the unwary in out of state employee handbooks and company policies.