Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Budget Times, College, and Brrrrr….
Things are really starting to roll as the holidays are approaching. The next legislative session is just around the corner, and the Interior Delegation has been meeting with constituent groups of the Fairbanks North Star Borough on their legislative priorities and funding requests.
While Alaska remains one of the only states in the nation to have a positive financial outlook, it is still impossible to fund everything brought before the Legislature. As a resource state, we have to consider the volatile nature of our cash reserves and look into solutions that plan for a sustainable future. This is the advice we give to organizations requesting support from the state, and this is advice the Alaska Legislature should heed itself.
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Army Corps Indicates It May Allow Conoco Expansion into NPR-A
House Democrats welcome the signs of progress and new exploration
Today, Alaska House Democrats released a letter from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that indicates the agency may be prepared to approve ConocoPhillips Alaska’s plans to expand the Alpine unit into the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A).
“We know there is more work to be done, but we take this as a very positive indication that this important development for Alaska could be moving forward soon,” said Rep. Bob Miller (D-Fairbanks).
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Army Corps NPR-A Response November 1st, 2011
The Alaska District believed it had all of the necessary documentation by the middle of September 2011, to revise the Record Of Decision (ROD) and prepare an initial permit decision. However, after recent meetings between Conoco Phillips Alaska, Incorporated (CPAI) and other agencies, CPAI informed the Alaska District that it would submit project design changes. These changes were received on October 19, 2011, and must be assessed as part of the final ROD decision. I have asked my staff to continue to monitor the progress of this action and report to me.
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[video] Rep. Gara’s UAA Oil Tax Debate Presentation - Smarter Ways To Go than Giving Away $1.8 Billion a Year With No Commitments for New Exploration or Production
Rep. Gara's UAA Oil Tax Debate Presentation video - Smarter Ways To Go than Giving Away $1.8 Billion a Year With No Commitments for New Exploration or Production
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[slides & audio] Rep. Gara’s UAA Oil Tax Debate PowerPoint - Smarter Ways To Go than Giving Away $1.8 Billion a Year With No Commitments for New Exploration or Production
Link to the Powerpoint Slides in PDF format: http://www.akdemocrats.org/gara/111411_Max_AK_Share_PP.pdf
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