2022 State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting: Putting Environmental Infrastructure to Work

2022 ECOS State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting

Putting Environmental Infrastructure to Work

 

Materials

• Agenda
• Attendee List
• Sponsors
• Speaker Guidelines

Presentations & Background Speaker Materials

Facilitated Discussion, Tim Male, Environmental Policy Innovation Center

• PowerPoint Slides
• Poll Questions & Results
  • Environmental Gains
  • BIL Implementation
  • EJ Community Challenges
  • Community Engagement & Capacity
  • Lead Pipe Inventory

Tips & Tools for Navigating the Funding Maze

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Katrina Kessler, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  • Shawn Crumlish, Virginia Resources Authority
  • Jay Jensen, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
• NFWF’s National Coastal Resilience Fund Fact Sheet
• NFWF’s ATBC Quick Reference Guide

Keynote on Electrification 4.0, Aamir Paul, Schneider Electric

• PowerPoint Slides

Environmental Infrastructure to Modernize Our Power Grid

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Jeff Burleson, Southern Company
  • Sue Quense, AVEVA

Environmental Infrastructure to Promote Resiliency

• Background Slides: Building Community-Level Resilience Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Mark Rupp, Georgetown Climate Center

New Lanes for Environmental Infrastructure in Transportation

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Serena McIlwain, California Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mark Pastrone, SemaConnect
  • Shane Zumpf, Trihydro

Environmental Infrastructure for Land Revitalization & Recycling

• PowerPoint Slides
  • Carlton Waterhouse, U.S. EPA’s Office of Land & Emergency Management
  • Holli Alexander, Eastman

Information from EPA’s Office of the Inspector General

• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan
• Brochure on EPA OIG IIJA Oversight
• EPA OIG Brochure on Fraud

Registration

$595 Registration (until 7/1)

$650 Registration (after 7/1)

Complimentary Registration – Prearranged Complimentary; Press Registration (No Lunch/Breaks)

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Important Notes

Cancellation by 6/17 subject to $35 fee. Non-emergency cancellation after 6/17 non-refundable.

***ECOS cannot comp attendees who plan to attend one session only, unless they are speakers for that session.

Hotel

*** If you reserved a hotel room in the ECOS block at the Arlington Renaissance Capital View Hotel that you need to cancel, please contact Paulina Lopez-Santos (plopezsantos@ecos.org) of ECOS so that she can arrange a per diem room rate transfer to the next person on the ECOS waiting list. ***

Book online or call 1-800-228-9290 and mention the “Environmental Council of the States 2022 STEP Conference” to reserve a room at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel at the special ECOS group rate of $172 per night (federal per diem rate). Please see additional booking details below:

• The ECOS reservation cutoff at the Renaissance is July 6. Reservations received after this date, or after the block is filled, are subject to prevailing rates and availability.
• The ECOS room rate is available for one day post and prior to the meeting dates, based on availability.
• The cancellation policy is 3 days prior to the date of check-in, and an early departure fee of one night of room and tax will be assessed if the check-out date is not changed at the time of check-in.
• Check-in time is 4 p.m., and check-out time is 12 p.m.
• Current overnight parking charges are $11 per hour or $37 overnight for self-parking, and $42 for valet parking. There is a complimentary shuttle to/from the Airport and Crystal City Metro Station every 30 minutes.

COVID Policy

ECOS values the health and safety of our meeting participants. While we cannot remove all risks, we ask that participants take the necessary precautions to ensure a safe and productive meeting environment for us all. 

As of 7/22/2022, the COVID-19 community level check is at Medium in Arlington County, Virginia. All attendees are strongly encouraged to follow the CDC guidance about COVID-19 to prevent illness. If you are sick or begin to experience any symptoms, please stay home. The recommended actions based on ‘Medium’ level are as follows: 

• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. 
• Wear a mask on public transportation. 
• If you are at high risk for severe illness or live with someone at high risk, consider wearing a mask indoors in public and taking additional precautions.
• Get tested if you have symptoms. Wear a mask if you have had exposure to someone with COVID-19. 
• You may choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others. 

Please note that these actions are subject to change based on the CDC recommendations and guidelines, available here and here. Note that all participants will be asked to wear masks indoors if Arlington County changes to a “High” COVID-19 community level. 

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Layne Piper. We look forward to you joining us in making this a safe and productive meeting!

Other Policies

Contact Information

• For registration questions, contact Lily Byrne.
• For agenda questions, contact Carolyn Hanson.
• For hotel questions, contact Layne Piper.
• For sponsorship, contact Lia Parisien.