Resolution 13-027 Expressing Support for HB 4, Legislative Efforts to Construct a Natural Gas Pipeline from the North Slope to South Central Alaska

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
                                                                                                                                Mayor
RESOLUTION 13-027

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HB 4, LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FROM THE NORTH SLOPE TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

WHEREAS, The City of Homer will be receiving access to natural gas for the first time in 2013 with the construction of a natural gas trunk line into the community; and

WHEREAS, Known reserves in the Cook Inlet Basin are insufficient to supply the future demand for natural gas in South Central Alaska; and

WHEREAS, A stable supply of energy is key to the economic future of the entire South Central region; and

WHEREAS, There is a critical need for a long-term solution that provides affordable energy throughout the Railbelt; and 

WHEREAS, HB 4 empowers the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) to further advance an in-state gas pipeline.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Homer supports legislative efforts to construct a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to South Central Alaska. 

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 11th day of March, 2013.
     
CITY OF HOMER

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      MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: N/A