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Week of Apr 27

House panel hears bill to let small Alaska fishermen process, sell catch directly

House Bill 356 would let small Alaska fishermen process and sell catch directly without industrial processor rules, if they harvest under 10,000 pounds annually.

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Oil industry opposes tax provisions in Alaska gas pipeline bill

Alaska's oil and gas industry opposes tax provisions in SB 280, warning they could make some wells uneconomic and create antitrust risks, even if the gas pipeline project never happens.

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Alaska, USA
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Week of Apr 20

House Labor Committee Advances Travel Insurance Bill, Hears Disaster Pet Plan

House Labor Committee advanced HB 302 updating travel insurance rules to take effect January 1, 2027. • Committee heard HB 335 requiring state disaster plans for pets and service animals after October 2026 typhoon response gaps. • Committee heard SB 180 to repeal 2024 language that created confusion over the Regulatory Commission of Alaska's authority over natural gas import facilities.

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Juneau
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Senate panel examines price controls, federal authority on gas pipeline

Alaska Senate panel questioned whether state price caps in Senate Bill 280 would conflict with federal authority over the Alaska LNG pipeline project.

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Week of Mar 30

Senate Panel Questions DNR Commissioner Nominee on Gas Development

Senate committee pressed DNR nominee John Crowther on Cook Inlet gas supply and oil royalty disputes as he seeks confirmation to lead Alaska's resource department.

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Alaska

Alaska Senate Passes Russian Seafood Import Ban Extension Resolution

Alaska Senate unanimously backed extending the federal ban on Russian seafood imports to protect the state's 44,000 fishing workers from subsidized foreign competition.

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About Cook Inlet

Cook Inlet is a tidal estuary on Alaska's south-central coast, reaching from Anchorage to the Gulf of Alaska. Its waters hold offshore oil and gas platforms, commercial salmon and cod fisheries and an endangered population of beluga whales.

Natural gas from Cook Inlet fields supplies Southcentral homes and utilities, and how long that supply can last is a recurring question, along with gas storage, state leases and spill plans for the platforms. Fisheries managers set limits for drift and set gillnets, seines, cod boats and sport anglers, and the east side setnet fleet has faced years of restrictions. Razor clam closures and coho limits also return.

The inlet borders Anchorage and the Port of Alaska, Kenai Peninsula towns such as Kenai, Nikiski and Homer, and the Susitna River and Mat-Su Valley at its head. The Alaska Board of Fisheries and state oil and gas regulators make many of the decisions that govern its fisheries and fields.