From the transcript

There was an estimate in House Finance, I believe, during the regular session that Ua Wai'a Consultant estimated that spurline tariff addition on top of the entire line would be a 2-cent increase. So we're looking at fractions of the the overall tariff. So, um, it's not a substantial cost, uh, looking at the main, you know, the full $44 or the $54 billion line would, uh, with the LNG export would be, you know, a rounding error in that total number. And whether it's the $13 to $16 billion for the in-state use alone, $180 to $245 would not be a substantial increase and would ensure that the second largest city is able to get a single molecule of gas off of it. You know, I understand this would still benefit the Fairbanks community that many in rural and the other parts of the state would not get, but if we're able to ensure that the vast majority of Alaskans on the rail belt are able to get access to this gas for an affordable price, that would support economic development and, you know, cleaner air and the other benefits that are put into the whereas early in this legislation.

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