FY2006-12 Supporting Construction of All-Alaskan GaslineA RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
SUPPORTING CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALL - ALASKAN GASLINE
WHEREAS, Alaska resources, including the vast oil and gas reserves on the North Slope,
are owned by the people of Alaska, and Alaska's constitution mandates that they be
developed for the maximum benefit of Alaska's people; and
WHEREAS, Southcentral Alaska's gas supplies are declining, which will result in continued
drastically increased prices to consumers and businesses; and
WHEREAS, Fairbanks and rural Alaska residents are paying higher and higher prices for
diesel fuel and would benefit from access to natural gas; and
WHEREAS, several Alaskan municipalities have joined together to form the Alaska Gas
Pipeline Authority (AGPA) to build an AII- Alaskan gasline to actually develop the gas
reserves on the North Slope, rather than continue on with years of further delay; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority (ANGDA) is prepared to build a
spurline to connect Southcentral Alaska to a main gasline;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT an All- Alaskan gasline would provide superior benefits to Alaska's
citizens in the form of employment, revenues to municipal and state government, potential
for value added processing within Alaska, and a faster development timeline than competing
projects facing an uncertain regulatory process in a foreign country;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assembly supports construction of an All -
Alaskan gasline with a firm commitment to build the line and market our gas under a set
timetable. A supply of gas for consumer needs and economic development in Southcentral
Alaska must be secured and assured. Any agreement to build the gasline must also serve
the best economic interests of Alaskans as guaranteed under the State constitution.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2005
ATTEST:
Jl'ith A. Nielsen, CFA orough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2006 -12
DIAK ISLAND BORO GH
Introduced by:Assemblymember Ranney
Requested by:Assemblymember Ranney
Introduced: 09/15/2005
Adopted: 09/15/2005
ome M. Selb
Resolution No. FY2006 -12
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