One of the bills introduced by Big Lake Rep. Kevin McCabe would tax oil producers for the oil sent from Alaska to Washington to be refined by $15.75 per barrel.
, including public transportation and bicycle and pedestrian safety, that are intended to reduce emissions.on Feb. 8 that it would be fair to impose the tax on the states that receive fuel refined in Washington.
McCabe is in the House minority caucus. But a majority member, independent Rep. Josiah Aullaqsruak Patkotak of Utqiagvik, also is concerned about the Washington proposal. As the House Resources Committee chair, Patkotak would be in a position to hold a hearing on McCabe’s bills if they move forward. “You’ve got villages that are paying $10 – some of them I think $15 – a gallon of home heating fuel or gasoline to go and hunt the land,” he said.Kevin Slagle is vice president of the Western States Petroleum Association, which represents industry companies.
This isn’t the first time Alaska lawmakers reacted to a Washington tax plan. McCabe drew inspiration from a similar proposal by former Alaska House Speaker Mike Chenault, a Nikiski Republican. In 2007, Washingtona $100 fee on shipping containers bringing goods to Alaska. Chenault recalls how he later proposed a tax on oil headed to Washington to be refined.
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