WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for announcing they would end their long-standing practice of charging land-use fees for hydropower projects no longer located on federal land. This declaratory order comes a week after Murkowski re-introduced legislation (S. 564) to stop the fees.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced major bipartisan legislation today with Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to ensure that all states receive a fair and equitable share of the revenues from energy production on federal lands and waters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski on Friday met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (AH-bey) and other top Japanese officials to discuss opportunities to send Alaskan natural gas to his country to meet Japan’s growing energy needs.