"Urging Governor Murkowski to take quick action to conduct, approve, or sanction a study of in-state natural gas needs and take-off points for intrastate use of natural gas transported in a North Slope natural gas pipeline. "

This resolution is a request to Governor Murkowski to take quick action to carry out a study of in-state needs for natural gas within Alaska. As the FERC regulations that were issued in Order No. 2005 specify that this study must be completed before an open season and pipeline design can occur, time may be a critical factor. The sponsor intends the Legislature to offer support and encouragement to the governor in this endeavor.

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