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Senator Murkowski Commends FERC for Fixing Unfair Land-Use Fee

By Robert Dillon | Office of Senator Murkowski on Mar 22, 2013 State

WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ 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.

Murkowski Unveils Offshore Revenue Sharing Legislation

By Robert Dillon | Office of Senator Murkowski on Mar 20, 2013 Politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ 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.

Murkowski Takes Case for Alaska Natural Gas Exports Directly to Japanese Prime Minister Abe

By Robert Dillon | Office of Senator Murkowski on Feb 26, 2013 State

WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ 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 Japanâ€™s growing energy needs.