Gas Pipeline Tax Debate Sends Alaska Lawmakers To Special Session

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) ordered lawmakers into a special legislative session beginning Thursday to address his alternative tax strategy for a proposed liquefied natural gas megaproject that has drawn some pushback from within his own party.

Dunleavy issued a proclamation late Tuesday bringing lawmakers back to the Capitol in Juneau to continue work on HB 381—his tax plan supporting development of the proposed $46.2 billion Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, or AKLNG. The multi-year initiative includes a gas treatment facility on Alaska’s North Slope, an 807-mile pipeline, and a natural gas export facility in Cook Inlet. ...