Summer Session

Federal Energy Policy and Congress 948-OS1

Federal Energy Policy and the Congress, June 26-29, 2012

This course will help students develop an understanding of the critical regional importance of the Congressional policymaking process and how to influence it.  The role played in that process by federal agencies will be addressed. Students will learn about the role played by legal practitioners in these processes as well as learn about the resources, strategy and tactics available for influencing the passage and implementation of energy legislation. As an added dimension, each year the course publishes an energy white paper on the site of The Hill newspaper published in Washington, D.C. and online (see: http://thehill.com/resources/white-papers/organization/553-law-610-seminar-university-of-oregon-school-of-law/).

(Visiting Professor Wally Cummins, 1 credit)