Alaska House Committee Advances Gas Pipeline Tax Bill Sought by Governor, Glenfarne

Don’t let a tax tailored for oil kill Alaska LNG

During a recent hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, testimony confirmed what many of us who worked in the legislature recognized for decades: the property tax framework we apply to resource development in this state was written in 1973. For…

Alaska House committee advances gas pipeline tax bill sought by governor, Glenfarne

Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome and co-chair of the House Finance Committee, asks a question during a May 27, 2026, hearing in Anchorage. Shown with Foster are other members of the committee: Rep. Alyse Galvin, I-Anchorage, Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Calvin Schrage, I-Anchorage. The committe on Wedneday approved a version of a tax bill intended to encourage development of a natural gas pipeline. Lawmakers have been considering the bill …

House Finance Moves Gasline Bill Out of Committee

Today, June 10, 2026, House Finance moved the Alaska LNG gasline bill (HB 381 version T, and as amended) out of committee with a vote 11-0. During the hearing, Representative Jamie Allard stated that the bill is “good for every single child, man and woman across the state of Alaska. And I think this is […] The post House Finance Moves Gasline Bill Out of Committee appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

LNG pipeline tax debate heats up in Juneau special session

Alaska lawmakers are debating a bill to reduce property taxes for an LNG pipeline project, with supporters citing jobs and critics warning of lost public revenue.

House committee advances gas pipeline tax bill sought by governor, Glenfarne

Alaska lawmakers, meeting in a special session, advanced a bill intended to spur construction of a long-desired pipeline carrying natural gas from the North Slope to markets. The legislature’s House Finance Committee approved the bill, House Bill 381, which would largely eliminate state and municipal property taxes on project-related infrastructure, replacing those revenues with money from gas flo...