Fairbanks representative seeks AGIA analysis
Story last updated at 11/9/2009 - 12:22 pm
The Associated Press
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Lawmakers don’t return to Juneau until January, but some are already preparing.
State Rep. Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, says he plans to seek a legal analysis to determine if the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act could thwart the building of a small-scale, in-state natural gas pipeline.
Two years ago, the state signed contracts to help pipeline builder TransCanada begin construction of a large natural gas pipeline.
The act commits the state to work only with TransCanada, and Ramras questioned the penalty Alaska might face if it uses financial incentives to back a competing project.
Ramras says there are unanswered questions and Alaskans deserve concrete answers.
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