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Randy Bates

22:12 - 22:38

"Now they've reempowered this FAST-41 group, and we just need to make it permanent. We need to make it stick so that it has longevity and withstands the swing of the next administration's pendulum."

Now they've reempowered this FAST-41 group, and we just need to make it permanent. We need to make it stick so that it has longevity and withstands the swing of the next administration's pendulum.
Speaker
Randy Bates
Community
Alaska News
Location
Anchorage

From the transcript

We had a federal agency at that time stood up to do this. Now they've reempowered this FAST-41 group, and we just need to make it permanent. We need to make it stick so that it has longevity and withstands the swing of the next administration's pendulum. Because this is important that we coordinate the federal action, the permitting with the state directions. Okay, can I just have one very, very quick thing?

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