Gas tax becoming pivotal issue in session
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Democrats wary of bill that would structurally change state's system
By Tim Bradner | Alaska Journal of Commerce
An effort to make a structural change in the state's oil and gas production tax law is gathering momentum in the state Senate and could become a pivotal issue as the 2010 legislative session enters its final weeks.
Democrats in the state House don't like the bill.
Senate Bill 305 is designed as a platform to make more significant changes, such as lowering the tax rate, once the Senate sends the bill to the House, lawmakers said.
In a signal that the Senate intends to fast-track the measure, Senate President Gary Stevens gave SB 305 a referral to only one committee, the Finance Committee, waiving the usual procedure of sending major bills to at least two committees. Ordinari
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