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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES MCC ABE, Vance, Rauscher
Introduced: 4/7/25
Referred: House Special Committee on Energy, Resources
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Export-Import Bank of the United States to prioritize funding for domestic 1
projects, including the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, that do not compete with 2
long-term national export goals. 3
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
WHEREAS the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, managed by the Alaska 5
Gasline Development Corporation, is a critical initiative to develop and export liquefied 6
natural gas from the North Slope; and 7
WHEREAS the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project includes an 807-mile pipeline, 8
a gas treatment plant, and a liquefied natural gas facility with a capacity to export up to 9
20,000,000 metric tons a year of liquefied natural gas and is targeting first exports by 2031, 10
following a development agreement signed in January of 2025; and 11
WHEREAS the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, in development for over a 12
decade, faces significant hurdles, including securing financing and obtaining certain 13
environmental approvals, and requires further support to advance; and 14
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$4,700,000,000 for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project, led by TotalEnergies, with 1
a planned capacity of up to 43,000,000 metric tons a year targeting global markets, including 2
Asia; and 3
WHEREAS, while funding by the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the 4
Mozambique project supports jobs in the United States, the funding raises concerns about 5
competition with domestic liquefied natural gas projects, particularly the Alaska Liquefied 6
Natural Gas project, and the effect of the funding on national liquefied natural gas exports; 7
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WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature is deeply concerned that prioritizing the 9
Mozambique liquefied natural gas project favors short-term job creation over the long-term 10
benefits of meeting global demand with domestic liquefied natural gas, especially in Asian 11
and Indo-Pacific markets; and 12
WHEREAS every molecule of liquefied natural gas exported from Mozambique 13
could reduce demand for state and domestic liquefied natural gas, potentially undermining the 14
energy security goals outlined by President Trump; and 15
WHEREAS, despite the job-supporting mission of the Export-Import Bank of the 16
United States, reports of human rights concerns tied to the Mozambique liquefied natural gas 17
project, including investigations into security-related abuses, complicate its alignment with 18
national interests; 19
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests the Export-Import 20
Bank of the United States to reconsider whether funding the Mozambique liquefied natural 21
gas project aligns with national energy security objectives and urges the bank to prioritize 22
domestic projects, including the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, that do not compete 23
with long-term national export goals; and be it 24
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Export-Import 25
Bank of the United States to provide the same support and consideration for the Alaska 26
Liquefied Natural Gas project as the bank is providing for the Mozambique liquefied natural 27
gas project, ensuring alignment with national interests amid competitive dynamics in the 28
global liquefied natural gas market. 29
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to James C. Cruse, Acting President and 30
Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States; and the Honorable Lisa
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Murkowski and the Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Nicholas 1
Begich, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress. 2