Urging the United States Congress to enact a Jones Act waiver to facilitate transportation of domestic liquefied natural gas between ports in the state.

Alaska's Senate Joint Resolution 11 urges Congress to waive the Jones Act, which requires U.S.-built vessels for domestic cargo transport, to enable shipping domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) between Alaska ports. The resolution addresses an impending natural gas shortage in Southcentral Alaska (home to most residents and military bases) by seeking to move LNG from North Slope reserves to population centers. Currently, the Jones Act prevents using non-compliant tankers for this transport, despite Alaska having significant gas reserves and facing supply shortfalls starting in 2027. The resolution requests this waiver as a near-term solution, citing precedents where similar waivers were granted after natural disasters.