00                   HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                    
01 Requesting the governor to provide energy security for all Alaskans by working on                                       
02 significant elements and components to support the timely construction of a natural gas                                 
03 bullet pipeline from the North Slope to the Cook Inlet region and to take necessary                                     
04 action to assist and facilitate the process for a private entity to make a final investment                             
05 decision to commit to the pipeline before November 1, 2010.                                                             
06 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
07       WHEREAS natural gas production in the Cook Inlet region of the state has suffered                               
08 significant decline, resulting in the closure of the Agrium U.S., Inc., facility in Kenai and the                       
09 risk of inadequate supplies of natural gas to consumers that rely on production from the Cook                           
10 Inlet region; and                                                                                                       
11       WHEREAS there are significant quantities of natural gas on the North Slope that                                 
12 could be produced if the means for delivering the product to market were available; and                                 
13       WHEREAS the major gas pipeline project licensed by the state under AS 43.90                                     
14 (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) or a similar alternative project that offers five delivery                              
15 natural gas delivery points in the state is not expected to transport natural gas from the North                        

01 Slope until after 2016; and                                                                                             
02       WHEREAS the people of the state need access to natural gas now and cannot wait for                              
03 the completion of the major gas pipeline project from the North Slope; and                                              
04       WHEREAS the demand for natural gas within the state is expected to increase                                     
05 steadily; and                                                                                                           
06       WHEREAS the construction of a smaller gas pipeline, sometimes referred to as a                                  
07 "bullet line," may be constructed and be capable of delivering the state's natural gas to in-state                      
08 markets before the major gas pipeline project from the North Slope is operational; and                                  
09       WHEREAS all reasonable action necessary should be taken to construct an in-state                                
10 natural gas bullet pipeline sooner rather than later;                                                                   
11       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests the governor to                                     
12 provide energy security for all Alaskans by working on significant elements and components                              
13 to support the timely construction of a natural gas bullet pipeline from the North Slope to the                         
14 Cook Inlet region and to take necessary action to assist and facilitate the process for a private                       
15 entity to make a final investment decision to commit to the pipeline before November 1, 2010.