ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Gov. Mike Dunleavy spoke about Alaska’s energy future and a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline at the Arctic Encounter Summit Conference on Thursday.
Dunleavy addressed energy development and Alaska’s role in the Arctic as oil, gas and liquefied natural gas prices rise.
A property tax abatement bill in the Legislature would grant up to 10 years of property tax relief to the developer of a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline. The measure has drawn criticism from Alaska mayors and state lawmakers.
Dunleavy said he views the response as questions rather than criticism.
“I would characterize it less criticism and more questions,” Dunleavy said. “More questions about what is this going to look like? How will this impact the local communities? How do the local communities benefit? If we don’t have a pipeline, there’s no benefit. It’s actually problematic because we’re going to have to import gas.”
The Senate Resources Committee is expected to continue discussion on the bill for up to two more weeks.
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