An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas project property and related facilities; relating to the determination of the value of taxable real and personal property for purposes of calculating local contributions for public school funding; relating to municipal property taxes; relating to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to revenue from a North Slope natural gas project; relating to an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to agreements and payments related to a natural gas project; relating to community impact grants; relating to the regulation of liquefied natural gas import facilities by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; relating to an Alaska liquefied natural gas project mitigation fund; and providing for an effective date.
SB 2001 establishes a new tax system for a specific North Slope natural gas project in Alaska, replacing standard property taxes with an alternative volumetric tax based on gas throughput. This change adjusts how the project's value is calculated for local school funding and municipal property tax purposes, ensuring the project does not contribute to those calculations in the same way as other properties. The bill also creates a dedicated mitigation fund for communities affected by the project and sets up a regulatory framework for an Alaska liquefied natural gas import facility. Additionally, it defines the structure and dissolution conditions for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, which manages the project's financing and construction.
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May 2026
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Governor
Introduced May 21, 2026
Last action Jun 15, 2026
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