00 Enrolled HR 301                                                                                                         
01 Urging the governor to clearly designate the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation as                                  
02 having the primary responsibility in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project and the state's                           
03 voice in the decision-making process required for the successful development of the project;                            
04 urging the governor to identify the persons in the administration or the persons acting on                              
05 behalf of the administration who will support and advise the Alaska Gasline Development                                 
06 Corporation as the corporation acts in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project on behalf of the                        
07 state; and urging the governor to be open and transparent by providing a clear description of                           
08 the organizational structure and authority of individuals authorized to assist and support the                          
09 Alaska Gasline Development Corporation as it participates in the development of the Alaska                              
10 liquefied natural gas project.                                                                                          
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12 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:                                                                       
13      WHEREAS the state became a partner in the liquefied natural gas facilities, and                                  
01 TransCanada Alaska Development Inc. and TransCanada Alaska Midstream Limited                                            
02 Partnership became partners in the midstream segment of the Alaska liquefied natural gas                                
03 project, based on the Heads of Agreement between the State of Alaska, the Alaska Gasline                                
04 Development Corporation, TransCanada Alaska Development Inc., ExxonMobil Alaska                                         
05 Production Inc., ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and the enactment                            
06 of ch. 14, SLA 2014 (Senate Bill No. 138); and                                                                          
07      WHEREAS the acquisition of the interest by the state from TransCanada Alaska                                     
08 Midstream Limited Partnership and other affiliates of that company will result in the                                   
09 participation by the state and its agents as a joint venture party in all segments of the Alaska                        
10 liquefied natural gas project; and                                                                                      
11      WHEREAS testimony received during consideration of legislation to appropriate                                    
12 money for the state's acquisition of the interest in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project held                      
13 by TransCanada Alaska Midstream Limited Partnership and other affiliates of that company                                
14 emphasized the importance of organizational clarity and clear lines of authority for the                                
15 success of any massive project and in particular the Alaska liquefied natural gas project; and                          
16      WHEREAS the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, commonly referred to as                                      
17 "AGDC," was created under ch. 11, SLA 2013 (House Bill No. 4), as a public corporation                                  
18 insulated from politics, to act in the best interest of the state in the development of natural gas                     
19 pipeline projects; and                                                                                                  
20      WHEREAS the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has the full expertise and                                    
21 competence to represent the state's interest in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project and to                         
22 participate as a full partner in that project; and                                                                      
23      WHEREAS the role and powers of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation to                                     
24 participate as the state's representative in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project and the role                      
25 and powers of other members of the administration in support of the state's participation in the                        
26 project must be made clear to all members of the joint venture to further the efficient and                             
27 successful development of the project;                                                                                  
28      BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully urges the governor                                 
29 to clearly designate the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation as having the primary                                   
30 responsibility in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project and the state's voice in the decision-                       
31 making process required for the successful development of the project; and be it                                        
01      FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully urges the                                        
02 governor to identify the persons in the administration or the persons acting on behalf of the                           
03 administration who will support and advise the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation as                                
04 the corporation acts in the project on behalf of the state; and be it                                                   
05      FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully urges the                                        
06 governor to be open and transparent by providing a clear description of the organizational                              
07 structure and authority of individuals authorized to assist and support the Alaska Gasline                              
08 Development Corporation as it participates in the development of the Alaska liquefied natural                           
09 gas project.                                                                                                            
10      COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Walker, Governor of                                
11 Alaska; the Honorable Mark Myers, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources; the                                    
12 Honorable Randall Hoffbeck, Commissioner, Department of Revenue; Dan Fauske, President,                                 
13 Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; Dean C. Patry, President, TransCanada Alaska                                    
14 Development Inc.; Thomas W. Schuessler, President, ExxonMobil Alaska Production Inc.;                                   
15 Joe Marushack, President, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.; and Janet Weiss, President, BP                                   
16 Exploration (Alaska) Inc.