Resolution urges Congress to waive the Jones Act to allow transportation of liquefied natural gas between Alaska ports.
The Alaska Legislature urges the United States Congress to enact a Jones Act waiver to facilitate the transportation of domestic liquefied natural gas between ports in the state. The resolution highlights the state's reliance on natural gas for electricity and heating, and the impending shortages due to the depletion of the Cook Inlet field and delays in constructing a natural gas pipeline. The Jones Act, which mandates that vessels transporting cargo between U.S. ports be built, owned, and crewed by U.S.
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