
Will Stapp
24:20 - 24:43
"it takes the structure of volumetric tax, 12, 6, and 12, under the current pipeline and the gas treatment plant and the export facility, and it puts it in line with what's been discussed"
“it takes the structure of volumetric tax, 12, 6, and 12, under the current pipeline and the gas treatment plant and the export facility, and it puts it in line with what's been discussed”
Okay, we have an objection. Representative, uh, Stepp. Yeah, thank you, uh, Coach Foster. Amendment 5 does a few things. The most kind of the things that will be the most interesting would be it takes the structure of volumetric tax, 12, 6, and 12, under the current pipeline and the gas treatment plant and the export facility, and it puts it in line with what's been discussed in the thing.
The House Finance Committee voted 11-0 Wednesday to advance a major natural gas pipeline bill after adopting amendments that restructure municipal taxes and increase community impact aid to $80 million.

The Alaska House Finance Committee voted 7-4 Wednesday to strip municipalities of their ability to negotiate separate tax structures for the proposed gas pipeline. The change drew opposition from committee leadership despite passing. North Slope Borough officials said they wanted to keep control over resources in their region.
