Pub.1 2019-2020 Issue 3

16. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION (AND BEYOND) Fracking, the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) are all regulatory policies that affect the petroleum industry. 20. ENERGY POVERTY When you think about terms like “energy poverty,” you probably think about places in under-developed coun- tries, possibly like Kirinyaga, Kenya. 22. ENERGY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE TRUMP 2021 BUDGET The Fiscal 2021 budget proposal was released February 11. President Trump proposed a record $4.8 trillion budget that is taking a firm position on wasteful government spending. ©2020 Utah Petroleum Association (UPA) | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. UP DATE is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the UPA and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not nec- essarily represent the views of the UPA, its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. The UP DATE is a collective work and as such some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of UPA. While UP DATE encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at: 855.747.4003 . 23. CHECK OUT THE UTAH PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION'S HEALTH PLANS! The new UPA health and wellness plans can help your company avoid the ACA community rating and join a large group pool of petroleum companies to help control cost. Any UPA member that is directly involved in or supports the petroleum industry can participate in the program. 24. AVOIDING SANCTIONS ON WORKER MISCLASSIFICATION Every business owner or manager at some point will have to determine whether one or more of their workers are employees or independent contractors. 26. 26. REGULATORY UPDATE: JORDAN COVE LNG PROJECT On March 19, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted 2-1 to approve the Jordan Cove natural gas export terminal on the north spit of Coos Bay and a 230-mile Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline that would go from the bay to a gas hub near the California border. 27. MEMBER UPDATE: HOLLYFRONTIER 28. THANK YOU MEMBERS 24. Avoiding Sanctions on Worker Misclassification REGULATORY UPDATE: JORDAN COVE LNG PROJECT UP DATE 3