Alaska Governor Touts Tax Plan for Massive Natural Gas Pipeline

With the clock ticking on Alaska’s legislative session, friction is growing between lawmakers and Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) over a tax strategy for a proposed liquefied natural gas facility—a massive project that recently caught the attention of the White House.

Dunleavy wants swift action on his tax plan supporting the $46.2 billion Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, or AKLNG, before lawmakers adjourn on May 20. The megaproject includes a gas treatment facility on Alaska’s North Slope, an 807-mile pipeline, and a natural gas export facility in Cook Inlet.

The governor’s proposal, outlined in SB 280 and HB 381, would ...