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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3629 

To amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to promote the availability 

of affordable, clean-burning natural gas to North American markets, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2012 

Mr. BEGICH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to promote 

the availability of affordable, clean-burning natural gas 

to North American markets, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Natural Gas 

5 Transportation Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPOR2 TATION PROJECT. 

3 Section 102 of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act 

4 (15 U.S.C. 720) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION

7 PROJECT.—The term ‘Alaska natural gas transpor8 tation project’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) any natural gas pipeline system that 

10 carries Alaska natural gas to a market (includ11 ing related facilities subject to the jurisdiction 

12 of the Commission) that is authorized under— 

13 ‘‘(i) the Alaska Natural Gas Trans14 portation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719 et 

15 seq.); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) section 103; and 

17 ‘‘(B) any pipeline segment that the Com18 mission finds could feasibly be incorporated into 

19 and serve as an integrated segment of the sys20 tem described in subparagraph (A) (including 

21 the construction and operation of the segment), 

22 which shall be subject to this Act and the juris23 diction of the Commission under the Natural 

24 Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.), regardless of 

25 whether the segment— 


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1 ‘‘(i) is proposed and constructed prior 

2 to the construction of the entire system de3 scribed in subparagraph (A); or 

4 ‘‘(ii) initially transports Alaska nat5 ural gas solely for delivery to consumers 

6 within the State of Alaska.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. FEDERAL COORDINATOR. 

8 Section 106(c) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 

9 Act (15 U.S.C. 720d(c)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

11 the semicolon; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) providing Federal agencies with com16 prehensive information about Alaska natural gas 

17 transportation projects, including industry develop18 ments, market factors, technology, and regulatory 

19 issues that could affect the Alaska natural gas 

20 transportation projects.’’. 

21 SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. 

22 Section 168(i)(16) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

23 1986 is amended— 

24 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

25 by striking ‘‘the State of Alaska’’ and inserting ‘‘the 


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1 area in the State of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees 

2 North latitude’’, and 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) carries Alaska natural gas from the 

6 area of the United States (within the meaning 

7 of section 638(1)) lying north of 64 degrees 

8 North latitude to a market, and’’. 

9 SEC. 5. LOCATION OF GAS TREATMENT PLANTS. 

10 Section 43(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986 is amended— 

12 (1) by striking clause (i), and 

13 (2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 

14 clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. 

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