AK SB135

Expands the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority's authority to acquire natural gas from the North Slope and other regions within the state, rather than exclusively from the North Slope.

Broadens the Authority's pipeline project scope to extend from the North Slope or other regions within the state to markets within the state or to tidewater points on Prince William Sound or Cook Inlet.

Removes specific references to Southcentral Alaska and the Glennallen spur line, generalizing the project language to cover markets within the state.

Clarifies that natural gas acquisition from the North Slope and other regions, with delivery to in-state markets or tidewater for shipment, constitutes essential government functions (plural) of the state.

Defines "North Slope" as the part of the state north of 68 degrees North latitude, including the Brooks Range foothills.