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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Sarah Vance
“HB 381 is not a gas line bill. Let me say that again. HB 381 is not a gas line bill. It's a tax restructuring bill.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“the deadline for the Phase 1 pipeline is extended to 2034 based on developer concerns. The 3 key project dates may also be extended in the event of force majeure”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Ashley Carrick
“I was in the original 34 votes for the House version of this bill. I was in the 8 concurrence votes for this bill when it came back from the other body, and I will be a yes vote today because I want to build the line.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Bryce Edgmon
“19 Yeas, 19 nays. By a vote of 19 yeas to 19 nays, the committee report for House Bill 381 has failed to be adopted.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Bryce Edgmon
“the governor has already issued an executive proclamation to call the legislature back in session effective July 27th, 2026 at 10:00 AM. And this, I presume to be no matter what happens with the vote on this bill, that the executive proclamation has been issued.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“Previous language required at least a 1% adjustment and no more than 3%, guarantee— guaranteeing that costs to Alaskan ratepayers would climb at least 1%. That floor has been removed should we enter a period with low or no inflation.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
DeLena Johnson
“we've taken the S-Corp pass-through entity tax and added it on, saying we have to have that if we're gonna have gas line bill. They really aren't. They don't— one does not need to be there to have the other. And now we're going to end up killing our gas line with this because we can't separate out these two, these two subjects.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“I don't think that you're going to get closer alignment between the different factions on this issue than you're going to get here today.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Rebecca Schwanke
“We already have the third highest corporate income tax in the country. That is not inviting investment in our country or in our state. If this passes as is, this would be the single highest pass-through entity tax in the country.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“foreign ownership reporting is improved. A significant change in ownership structure is defined as any change of 5% or more of the pipeline or 10% or more of other project components.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Ashley Carrick
“A singular provision in a 45-page bill on a project as consequential as this should not be the reason today that we say no.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Sarah Vance
“if we pass this today, all this is is the first step. If ultimately the producer cannot get, or the builder cannot get to final investment decision, what we call FEED, then we are left with an income tax bill.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Justin Ruffridge
“there's a lot of work that still needs to be done in this bill. We got far apace from, uh, I think the initial intent of the legislation, which was to offer a tax relief for a large infrastructure liquid natural gas project.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Jennifer Gray
“the tax imposed under this section does not apply to— go to line 7— income of an Alaska liquefied natural gas project. So we heard earlier about a parasite being added to this bill that would kill this gas line project. Well, it wouldn't, because this gas line project is immune from the, quote, parasite, because it doesn't apply.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“failing this vote, if we take it, is likely going to kill the gas line, at least for this year. And we'll be back here in January, maybe with a developer that's still pursuing this, maybe they pull out by then”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Calvin Schrage
“Regarding the S-Corp pass-through entity tax, the committee exempts the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas Project to avoid, avoid further burdening an already marginal project and delays the effective date by one additional year, now 3 years, and it requires an informational tax return for year 2027.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 7/16/26, 1030am
Justin Ruffridge
“I'm referencing the fact that the entirety of Section 3, which was the amendment on the Senate floor that essentially allowed the Senate floor version to match the House version, which was to effectively remove AVT from required local contribution, is entirely removed in this draft document before me.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Calvin Schrage
“I want to emphasize that this draft committee substitute is not a final decision on conferenceable items, and I look forward to continued conversations with all of you as we further work to refine HB 381.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Bert Stedman
“If you take the tax rate to zero, it still doesn't get this project over the line financially. So there's more work to be done by the developer to get this project economic.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Justin Ruffridge
“I think, Mr. Chair, of just a molecule of gas. For example, a molecule of gas in this state, if we are to produce a project, it's going to go through royalty payment. That's step number 1. It's going to be taxed for its production. It's going to be taxed for its gas treatment, taxed for its transport, taxed for its export, and then also pay sales tax on its use in the state.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Erik Gunderson
“Adds new subsection D6 specifying non-confidential documents filed and approvals received since the last report in connection with the natural gas pipeline project, including filings with FERC under the Natural Gas Act, filings and approvals from the U.S. Department of Energy related to free trade and non-free trade export authorizations and notices or declarations filed with the U.S. Department of Energy for review by CFIUS shall be included in the biannual report.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Justin Ruffridge
“I want to ask the question, what about protecting the interest of our constituents, who I think have been worried for quite some time about what the answer is going to be to their energy solutions, and we're seeking maximum government take.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Bert Stedman
“We have a property tax established in 1974 for 20 mils of our oil and gas. And that is a significant tax. And it hasn't been updated.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Calvin Schrage
“I move that the House Conference Committee adopt Work Draft 34-G HB 381, HB 2038/Q as the working document for HB 381 and ask for an objection for the purposes of an explanation of changes.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Bert Stedman
“The economics of putting the project forward do not work at 20 mils. You cannot get it over the line. We're talking about a couple hundred million dollars a year more in debt service. So they need some relief through construction and, and then after first gas to make their economics work.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Justin Ruffridge
“In effect, by taking out Section 3, you are saying that the Senate version did not allow AVT to be required to apply to required local contribution, and the House version did not require AVT to apply to local contribution, but now you're saying by the removal of Section 3 that AVT can apply to require local contribution, thereby making a substantive change in this conference committee to the effect of the bill on required local contribution.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Erik Gunderson
“We amend Section 3509-020 to clarify when the alternative volumetric tax takes effect. Based on a Department of Revenue request for clarification, this clarification makes clear when the annual inflation adjustment begins, which is the year after Phase 1 begins for both the 6.2 cents starting rate for Phase 1 and 10.6, um, for Phase 2. This also changes Alaska CPI to US CPI to conform with changes made in Section 24.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Calvin Schrage
“I know we've had some positive feedback from stakeholders that we're moving in a good direction, including from the project developers, that we've made— that they're encouraged by the conversations that we're having here.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Erik Gunderson
“The new language amends the language outlining the legislature's finding that the project labor agreement, also known as a PLA, and apprenticeship utilization requirements are necessary to advance the project. The work draft removes reference to prevailing wage.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Bert Stedman
“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.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Erik Gunderson
“The removed language would have sunset the required RLC for the AVT 5 years after the final investment decision, also known as FID, on Phase 2. Modeling from Director Payne Painter and the Department of Revenue indicated this sunset would have effectively prevented any RLC from being paid on the AVT.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Justin Ruffridge
“What I hear you say in a nutshell is the effect of the language is irrelevant. It's just the fact that the language exists or doesn't exist.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Calvin Schrage
“We're going to continue to work through this process, continue to work on this committee substitute. This is not the final product and it will be refined further.”Alaska Legislature: Conference Committee On HB 381, 7/2/26, 10:30am · Jul 2, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“my understanding is that this was not requested by the labor representatives themselves. That's what I've been told. But that it was instead offered by legislators who were intending to be helpful and make sure that labor's requirements were being met. We think that labor requirements are being met”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“as it stands, Amendment 16 would really chill off-takers and investors in the project.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“if we take the example of some of the offsite fabrication that could be done internationally, paying Alaska prevailing wages at a fabrication yard in Korea, for just one example, doesn't make any sense and wouldn't be economically viable for the project.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Representative Rutherford, through the chair, that's exactly correct. It's another reason why we would make the argument that this isn't necessary, because the bill already had a very clear requirement requiring a project labor agreement for the project.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Amendment 16 requires notification of any relationship with a foreign entity. That goes significantly beyond, beyond just ownership. It's really any contract, any joint venture, any type of agreement. That type of disclosure requirement would be unique and burdensome and would be a deterrent to counterparties potentially from wanting to be associated with the project, recognizing that they wouldn't have any commercial confidential protections.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“This labor MOU was negotiated on a very careful, very intensive basis. A lot of time, a lot of meetings, a lot of people involved in a 6-month negotiation process to reach an agreement that worked for both sides.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“having a bright line 15% requirement creates a lot— creates unworkable challenges for the project. First of all, there's no consideration in the amendment if there weren't available enough personnel to perform 15% of the hours as apprentices. It's just a flat requirement, 15% of the hours must be done by apprentices. And so the question would immediately come up, Well, if there weren't enough apprentices available to perform that much work, would we lose our tax eligibility?”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Senator Steadman, I don't think there's any question on the labor side that this is a binding agreement. I think there was confusion or there was a concern that others out there thought that it wasn't, but I certainly believe that they agree that it's binding, want it to be binding. We feel the same way. It just seems that unfortunately some have interpreted it based on those headlines as non-binding, and that might be why some legislators thought it would be helpful to insert this amendment.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“we'd be fully supportive of taking an additional step to have the bill, the legislation, require that the project establish an apprenticeship program that is consistent with industry standards and would be negotiated between the project and the appropriate labor unions”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“the scope of the amendment that was offered on the floor is very broad and doesn't reflect the careful discussion that the two parties worked on over the course of a 6-month negotiation and doesn't reflect the level of detail and complication that goes into labor planning for a mega project like this. And so I talked at the outset a little bit about the scope, how there are some exclusions. Most of the— a significant part of the project is allocated to be worked on by labor unions. The amendment that was proposed removes all of that and simply says all phases, all scopes, all contractors, all subcontractors must sign a PLA.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Bryce Edgmon
“why wasn't this analysis done with other states? 99 Days later. You know, why on behalf of Alaska's interests did we not do the benefits? Because when I see these numbers, Alaska's PT, Proposed Rate, of 9.4% essentially tower over what other states that have non-elective taxes.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Amendment 14, uh, um, Summarizing, relates to the state's clawback option, which we discussed at some length in the hearing yesterday. It basically takes the carefully negotiated arrangement between Glenfarm and AGDC and removes all of the, I guess, the careful considerations around it and institutes an automatic reversion to the state with no compensation to, to the developer in the event that a milestone is lapsed. It's— we'd view that as extremely punitive to the project. Our legal counsel advises us that that could potentially qualify as an unconstitutional taking and potentially a violation of the Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution and would severely hinder the developer's ability and willingness to continue to operate in the state of Alaska.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Amendment 12 introduced Inflation language relating to the gas sales contracts from the pipeline to customers. Just to reiterate a bit of what we described earlier, this makes sense, but we'd suggest that it takes into account the inflation agreed between the project and the customer. That contract, of course, gets reviewed and approved by the RCA, and the project would not object to having a cap on that inflation of 3%. We just suggest that being US CPI, not Alaska CPI.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Adam Prestidge
“Amendment 3 provided force majeure allowance, basically that if there is a date, a deadline for the project, it can be reasonably extended by the Department of Revenue Commissioner in the event of a force majeure. That is a helpful addition. It is good for the project.”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026
Bryce Edgmon
“I guess I'll circle back for a third time to either Mr. Prestidge or Mr. Mahoney. Is this about opposition to the tax itself or is this about the need to fix it?”Alaska Legislature: Joint Conference on HB381, 6/27/26, 2PM · Jun 27, 2026