Dave Dengel, executive director of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, told Commonwealth North in Anchorage today that the authority has submitted an application under the act. MidAmerican, a pipeline company, and the North Slope producers submitted applications in January, and are in negotiations with the state over fiscal terms.

“Unlike the application submitted by the producers, our application does not seek special tax breaks from the state or municipalities,” Dengel said in a statement. “What our application does, is show that the Port Authority structured project is the most beneficial in terms of well-head value, provides maximum market exposure for the state’s gas resources and guarantees gas for Alaskans,” Dengel said.

The Port Authority said its application is for a project that would be “essentially a three-pipeline project,” from the North Slope to Valdez with lines from Delta to the Canada border and from Glennallen to connect with the Southcentral gas grid.