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House speaker plans in-state gas line legislation

Anchorage Daily News online -- LONG-HELD DREAM: Lawmaker wants to maintain momentum.

By BECKY BOHRER
The Associated Press

Published: November 5th, 2011 08:05 PM
Last Modified: November 5th, 2011 09:02 PM

JUNEAU -- Alaska House Speaker Mike Chenault on Friday said he plans to introduce legislation aimed at sustaining momentum behind an in-state natural gas pipeline project.

Chenault said the legislation, which hasn't been finalized, would not sanction the project or provide the go-ahead to build it; instead, he said it would allow for work on the proposal to continue moving ahead. He said he's tired of the state and Legislature trying to decide which projects go first, and that it's imperative that Alaskans have a guaranteed energy supply.

He said it's a "travesty" that there are people in Fairbanks, Alaska's second

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DTroytNC Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:366 Points:62,510 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 7:10:14 AM Ignore DTroytNC Report Abuse "Lawmakers (in Alaska) set aside $200 million but did not establish a fund." I wonder what happened to that $200 million? Gee, we didn't know where to put it so we spent it....
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