Gas line session decision expected soon

Originally published Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 12:48 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 2:01 p.m.

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Gov. Sarah Palin's administration will announce in the next few days when and where it would hold a special legislative session to consider the TransCanada natural gas pipeline proposal if it decides to go ahead with the plan, Palin's spokeswoman, Sharon Leighow, said Wednesday.

It will also announce when it will complete its findings and issue a decision on the proposal, according to Leighow. That date is likely to be some time in mid-May.

Leighow said earlier that the upcoming announcement would include the decision on the proposal. It will not.

Teams of state and outside experts are currently reviewing the proposal and public comments submitted on it. The decision of whether or not to issue a state license is ultimately up to Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin and Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin.

If the administration does decide to move ahead with the plan, lawmakers will have 60 days to review the proposal and vote on it.

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  1. DistantThunder
    3/26/2008, 10:03 p.m.
    Suggest removal

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    Build a thermoplastic 3" 200psi CNG gasline from Nuiqsut to Anaktuvuk first.
    SPARTAN GAS PIPE
    PE 3408 (Black Gas & Oil) ASTM-D2513
    High Density
    SDR 7.3 (Maximum Working Pressure is 255PSI)
    3” G6065 500’roll 12,000’per truckload
    cost $343.62 per 100'
    $3.2mil for 160mi gasline

    Drop in another one of these to Arctic Village too..
    255psi will handle LPG-NGL's too.

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    Built by Alaskans for Alaskans using Alaskan NGL's to make the polyethylene.

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  2. este
    3/27/2008, 12:06 a.m.
    Suggest removal

    We need to get serious and offer tax incentives for high production levels so they have some reason to do this for real.

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