CHAPTER 13 NAVIGATING POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONFLICTS IN SHALE GAS RESOURCES PLAYS: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL CONFLICTS IN LIGHT OF RANGE RESOURCES AND HUNTLEY & HUNTLEY

• Jurisdiction: United States

Development Issues in the Major Shale Plays
(Dec 2010)
CHAPTER 13
NAVIGATING POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONFLICTS IN SHALE GAS RESOURCES PLAYS: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL CONFLICTS IN LIGHT OF RANGE RESOURCES AND HUNTLEY & HUNTLEY
Joseph K. Reinhart, Esq.
Blaine A. Lucas, Esq.
Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

JOSEPH REINHART is a shareholder and chairman of the Natural Resources Development Group of Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. Mr. Reinhart has more than 25 years of experience with environmental law. His practice focuses on areas of environmental law that concern oil and gas well development, Marcellus Shale, coal bed methane, coal mining, non-coal mining, and alternative energy. In addition, Mr. Reinhart's practice includes the application of state and federal laws governing the disposal of produced waters and other wastes generated by gas, coal and electric utility industries. Beginning in 2003, and annually thereafter, Mr. Reinhart has been appointed by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary McGinty and Secretary Hanger to the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). He has served as chairman of the Residual Waste Subcommittee of SWAC. In addition, Mr. Reinhart is a Trustee of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, where he presently serves on its Law Student Scholarship Committee. Mr. Reinhart has also provided testimony to the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the Pennsylvania Senate concerning stream redesignations under the Clean Water Act. Mr. Reinhart earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1984. He joined the law firm in 1988 and served as chairman of the Environmental Health and Safety Services Group for 8 years. Mr. Reinhart is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is a member of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the American Bar Associations. Mr. Reinhart has been listed in the Environmental Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003. Since 2005, he has also been ranked among Pennsylvania's top environmental lawyers in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers.

BLAINE A. LUCAS is a shareholder and chairman of the Public Sector Services Group of Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. He is also a member of the firm's Natural Resources Development Group, and is responsible for coordination of the firm's representation of energy industry clients on land use and other local regulatory matters. He has represented oil and gas operators in obtaining local government approvals for Marcellus Shale and coal bed methane wells, compressor stations and processing facilities, pipelines and quarrying operations supporting the industry, and has assisted industry clients and gas operators in numerous other roles. Mr. Lucas received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh's Johnstown campus in 1978, and graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1981, where he served on the Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law. BCCZ is an associate member of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, and Mr. Lucas actively participates in the MSC's Legislative Committee. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Lucas presently is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he teaches Land Use Law. He also has served as an instructor for the Local Government Academy's Newly Elected Officials Course. Mr. Lucas has been listed in the Land Use and Zoning, and Municipal Sections of The Best Lawyers in America since 2007. He also has been recognized as one of Pennsylvania's top lawyers since 2006, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Over the past decade, Mr. Lucas has spoken and written frequently on numerous municipal law issues for the benefit of the Bar Association, as well as other public and private organizations, with a particular emphasis on land use matters. He frequently speaks on zoning, subdivision and land development, noise, road bonding and other local regulatory controls confronting the energy industry.

Agenda

• Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Laws

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