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The Resources Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE                                                                                 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2(RES) am Requesting the                                                                              
governor to provide energy security for all Alaskans first by pursuing                                                          
development of a natural gas bullet pipeline from the North Slope to                                                            
the Cook Inlet region; and requesting the governor to identify and                                                              
negotiate where appropriate with one or more persons capable of                                                                 
producing natural gas from the Gubik area, and other areas on the                                                               
North Slope if necessary, in sufficient quantities to support the energy                                                        
needs of Alaskans and a bullet pipeline project, and recommended it                                                             
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT                                                                                         
  RESOLUTION NO. 2(RES) Urging the Governor to provide                                                                          
  energy security for all Alaskans by thoroughly evaluating the                                                                 
  feasibility of construction of a natural gas pipeline for                                                                     
  delivering natural gas from the North Slope or Brooks Range                                                                   
  foothills to Southcentral and Interior Alaska; urging the                                                                     
  Governor to initiate discussions with all potential industrial                                                                
  users of natural gas, including the Agrium U.S., Inc., facility                                                               
  and other businesses interested in value-added processing of                                                                  

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  petroleum gases transported in a natural gas pipeline from the                                                                
  North Slope or Brooks Range foothills for the purpose of                                                                      
  providing jobs for Alaskans and ensuring the economic                                                                         
  viability of the pipeline; urging the Governor to identify and,                                                               
  where appropriate, to negotiate with, one or more entities                                                                    
  capable of producing and supplying natural gas from the North                                                                 
  Slope or Brooks Range foothills to Southcentral and Interior                                                                  
  Alaska on commercially reasonable terms and in sufficient                                                                     
  quantities to support the energy needs of Alaskans and the                                                                    
  economic viability of a pipeline; urging the Governor to                                                                      
  advocate for an increase in the volume of gas that may be                                                                     
  exported under a license issued by the United States                                                                          
  Department of Energy after Alaskans' demand for affordable                                                                    
  natural gas has been fully satisfied; and urging the Governor to                                                              
  take the requested actions before June 1, 2011.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators McGuire, Wielechowski, Cochairs; Senators                                                             
Stevens, Huggins, French.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Finance Committee.