Alaska’s gas team works Washington, D.C.

Leaders of Alaska’s gas pipeline team were in Washington, D.C. the week of June 10, visiting with federal officials to facilitate implementation of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, or AGIA, which Gov. Sarah Palin signed into law June 8.

The governor’s office said June 12 that Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin, Department of Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin, and DNR Deputy Commissioner Marty Rutherford plan to meet with the Bush administration, all three members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation, the Federal Pipeline Coordinator’s Office, and officials from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other “pertinent federal agencies, including the Department of Energy.”

The purpose of the meetings is to update key federal officials on AGIA, as passed by the Alaska Legislature during the most recent legislative session. They also will discuss the roles that key federal players will have as the AGIA process moves forward, and the interaction of the state and federal governments in “assuring expeditious progress toward certification” of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope, the governor’s office said.