BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Harrison;Mark;D.;; FN:Mark D. Harrison SORT-STRING:Harrison ORG:Diepenbrock Harrison; ADR;DOM;HOME;POSTAL;WORK:;;400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1800;Sacramento;CA;95814;USA LABEL;DOM;HOME;POSTAL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1800=0D=0ASacramento, CA 95814=0D=0AUSA TEL;VOICE;WORK:916-492-5000 TEL;FAX;WORK:916-446-4535 EMAIL;INTERNET:mharrison@diepenbrock.com URL:www.diepenbrock.com NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Mark D. Harrison is the firm's Chairman of the Board and a Principal in the= Land Use and Environmental Law Department. Mark's counseling, governmental= relations and litigation practice encompasses natural resource development= , land use permitting, CEQA, and air and water quality regulations. He repr= esents private clients in the mining, land development and construction ind= ustries, as well as representing public entities and trade associations.=0D=0A=0D=0AMark focuses on getting results for clients, public and private, in Califor= nia's complex regulatory setting. In representing mining and construction i= nterests, for example, Mark has applied his knowledge of the permitting pro= cesses and the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act to help his clients in ob= taining reclamation plan approvals, operating permits, CEQA clearances and = the full array of ancillary state and federal permits and approvals that ac= company the local permitting process. His expertise encompasses hard-rock q= uarry and in-stream operations, each of which are subject to specific regul= ations and considerations. For any given project, Mark is prepared if neces= sary to form a quality technical team by drawing upon his extensive contact= s with experts in reclamation, traffic, air quality regulation, noise mitig= ation, hydrology, geomorphology, biological resources and public relations.=0D=0A=0D=0AMark and his group provide continuity to clients, handling matters from the= preventative planning stage, through the administrative level, up to resol= ution in court, if necessary. Mark was lead counsel in the California Supre= me Court's landmark vested rights case, Hansen Bros. Enterprises v. County = of Nevada (1996) 12 Cal. 4th 533. Mark has also served as lead counsel for = a local government jurisdiction on a case involving local control over land= use decision making and has represented a coalition of state and national = trade groups in litigation concerning the proper regulation of air toxics f= rom natural sources.=0D=0A=0D=0AMark speaks extensively:=0D=0A=0D=0A * He has addressed Annual Conferences of the Construction Materials Ass= ociation of California, the California Mining Association, and the Central = Sierra Mining Association on various topics, including water quality regula= tion, air quality regulation, vested mining rights and settlement strategie= s for controversies related to in-stream mining operations.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Mark participated as a legal panelist at the 1999 and 2000 SMARA Comp= liance Roundtables, discussing the questions of SMARA compliance and the Wi= lliamson Act.=0D=0A=0D=0A * He has presented seminars to builders exchanges and construction comp= anies on environmental compliance.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Mark has given presentations to the local bar association on trial te= chniques for environmental cases.=0D=0A=0D=0A * He has written on a wide variety of environmental topics, including l= and use permitting, air permitting, Proposition 65, vested mining rights, i= nsurance coverage for environmental claims and toxic cleanup.=20=0D=0A=0D=0AMark is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court, and the U= nited States District Courts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and United Sta= tes Supreme Court. He earned his B.A. with honors in rhetoric from the Univ= ersity of California, Berkeley in 1984, and his J.D. degree in 1989 from th= e University of California, Davis, School of Law.=0D=0A=0D=0APROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES=0D=0A=0D=0A * Sacramento Superior Court, Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem=0D=0A=0D=0A * California Mining Association, Environmental Committee member, Execut= ive Committee member=0D=0A=0D=0A * Construction Materials Association of California, Council of Counsels= member=0D=0A=0D=0A * National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, Council of Counsels member=0D=0A=0D=0A * State Bar of California, Environmental Law Section, member=0D=0A=0D=0A * Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law and Administrati= ve Law Sections, member=0D=0A=0D=0A * Federal Bar Association, member=0D=0A=0D=0A * Cache Creek Conservancy, Board of Directors/Executive Committee membe= r/President=0D=0A=0D=0A * Flood Control Task Force, City of Woodland=0D=0A=0D=0APUBLICATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS=0D=0A=0D=0A * People ex rel. Dept. of Conservation v. El Dorado County (2005) 36 Ca= l. 4th 971 -- California Supreme Court case concerning standing under the S= urface Mining and Reclamation Act.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "Maximizing the Value of Vested Mining Rights," Aggregates Manager, J= anuary 2000.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "California Proposition 65 Creates New Reporting Requirements for the= Aggregates Industry," Aggregates Manager, August 1999.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "Businesses Hold a Few Cards When It's Time to Clean Up," Sacramento = Business Journal, August 14, 1998.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Hansen Bros. Enterprises v. County of Nevada (1996) 12 Cal.4th 533 - = California Supreme Court landmark vested mining rights case.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "Major Victory for Policy Holders," Woodland Daily Democrat, Septembe= r 1995.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "Deadline Looms for Discharge Permits," Sacramento Business Journal, = March 23, 1992.=0D=0A=0D=0A * "Deadline Nears for Underground Tank Cleanup Funds," Sacramento Busin= ess Journal, December 23, 1991.=20=0D=0A=0D=0ASEMINARS=0D=0A=0D=0A * The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, November 4, 2009 and November= 10, 2009.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Current Opportunities to Shorten Mine Permitting, California Construc= tion & Industrial Materials Association 2009 Annual Education Conference, O= ctober 15, 2009.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Surface Mining and Reclamation Act and Construction Materials Permitt= ing, November 12, 2008.=0D=0A=0D=0A * A Practical Guide to Development Agreements and Exactions, October 3,= 2007 and November 14, 2007.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Aggregate Resource Protection and Permitting in California, September= 27, 2007.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Intensive SMARA Seminar, October 25, 2005, November 9, 2005 and Octob= er 19, 2006.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Williamson Act Seminar, September 16, 2005, November 16, 2005, and Oc= tober 26, 2006=0D=0A=0D=0A * SMARA Seminar, July 13, 2004, July 27, 2004, September 7, 2004, Septe= mber 21, 2004, October 5, 2004, October 19, 2004, November 9, 2004.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Does SMARA Need to be Reformed?, Construction Materials Association o= f California, March 4, 2004.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Overview of Current Issues Under SMARA, Construction Materials Associ= ation of California SMARA Workshop, January 15, 2004.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Construction Aggregate Production and Use in California, Northern Cal= ifornia Engineering Contractor Association (ECA), November 19, 2003.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Guide to Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Granite Constructi= on Company, June 28, 2002.=0D=0A=0D=0A * How to Comply with Prop. 65 And Addressing Lawsuits Under Prop. 65, C= onstruction Materials Association of California, January 24, 2002.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Vested Mining Rights: What They Are and What They Mean, California Mi= ning Association, March 7, 2001.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Modification of Use Permits, Construction Materials Association of Ca= lifornia, February 14, 2001.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Asbestos, Construction Materials A= ssociation of California, Executive Committee, September 19, 2000.=0D=0A=0D=0A * How to Avoid a Proposition 65 Lawsuit, Construction Materials Associa= tion of California, February 1999.=0D=0A=0D=0A * SMARA Compliance Roundtable, panel member and participant, 1999 and 2= 000.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Construction Law and Environmental Law, builders exchange/private com= panies, January 1999-present.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Vested Rights, Construction Materials Association of California, Febr= uary 1997.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Reduce Your Environmental Costs By Planning Ahead, California Fertili= zer Association (now California Plant Health Association), December 1996.=0D=0A=0D=0A * Trial of the Environmental Case, Sacramento County Bar Association, E= nvironmental Law Section, May 1995. 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