Bert Stedman
67:51 - 68:20
"This is a significant reduction in the tax burden on this gas line in any way you cut it. And some of us are concerned maybe we are a little too aggressive in that direction."
“This is a significant reduction in the tax burden on this gas line in any way you cut it. And some of us are concerned maybe we are a little too aggressive in that direction.”
- Speaker
- Bert Stedman
- Timestamp
- 67:51 – 68:20
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
We're looking at the treatment plant through Tidewater. We're not looking at upstream. So there is a portion in this bill dealing with the pass-through entity tax that we'll be working on the next few weeks. But this is a significant reduction in the tax burden on this gas line in any way you cut it. And some of us are concerned maybe we are a little too aggressive in that direction.
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