STUART R. BUTZIER President SCOT W. ANDERSON Vice President Excellence in Natural Resources Law

NEIL G. WESTESEN Secretary

SANDRA A. SNODGRASS Advancing understanding of the laws and issues affecting the Treasurer development of mineral, energy, and water resources since 1955. ALEX RITCHIE Executive Director

CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATIONS The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation is a collaborative, educational, non-profit

Law Schools organization dedicated to the scholarly and practical study of the laws and regulations University of Alberta University of Arizona relating to oil and gas, mining, energy, public lands, water, environmental protection, and Arizona State University Brigham Young University international law. Through our educational programs, we bring together lawyers, landmen, University of Calgary University of California-Davis managers, consultants, government personnel, law faculty, students, and others involved in University of Colorado Creighton University University of Denver the practice, application, and study of these areas of law. Florida State University Gonzaga University University of Houston University of Idaho Our programs include University of Kansas Lewis and Clark Law School Louisiana State University • University of Minnesota Institutes, short courses, workshops, webinars, and other virtual programs (domestic University of Montana University of Nebraska and international) focusing on relevant legal developments and issues University of Nevada–Las Vegas • University of New Mexico Online natural resources educational programming for lawyers and other resources University of North Dakota University of Oklahoma professionals University of Oregon • University of the Pacific-McGeorge Publications such as the Landman’s Legal Handbook, American Law of Mining, Law of University of South Dakota Southern Methodist University Federal Oil and Gas Leases, the Proceedings of our Annual Institutes, International South Texas College of Law Houston Texas A&M University Petroleum Law and Transactions, Gower Federal Services, RMMLF Journal, Mineral Texas Tech University Law Newsletter, Water Law Newsletter, and various books, model forms, and other University of Texas University of Tulsa special materials University of Utah Washburn University • The online Digital Library, which puts six decades of scholarship at your fingertips University of Wyoming • Grants to promote scholarship, research, writing, teaching, and the study of natural Bar Associations Alaska resources law and related fields American Bar Association • Travel funding for law professors and practitioners to lecture and teach at other law schools Nebraska • Scholarships for qualified law students at Foundation constituent law schools who State Bar of New Mexico demonstrate interest in pursuing careers in natural resources law State Bar of South Dakota Over the last half-century, the voluntary efforts of our members have built the Foundation

Mining Associations into a global learning community of colleagues and friends, known worldwide for its Alaska Miners Association American Exploration & Mining Assn. expertise, objectivity, and practicality. Arizona Mining Association Colorado Mining Association Idaho Mining Association National Mining Association Consider becoming a member and joining our network of individuals, law firms, companies, Nevada Landman’s Association Nevada Mining Association government agencies, and organizations dedicated to supporting legal scholarship in the New Mexico Mining Association Rocky Mtn. Assn. of Mineral Landmen natural resources community. Utah Mining Association

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