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House members blew past the midnight deadline after voting on dozens of bills on the final day.
The regular legislative session must end Wednesday. Lawmakers on Tuesday debated energy, education, elections and crime legislation.
The check will be part of the operating budget legislators are slated to pass in the final stretch of the legislative session.
Legislation would create an integrated transmission system and a statutory framework for carbon storage.
The task force is modeled on one established over 20 years ago to help salmon fishermen.
The regular session must end by midnight Wednesday. Legislators hope several major policy reforms pass before then.
Other statewide priorities include investments in renewable energy projects and housing.
Funding was also included in the budget to keep the state’s gas line corporation open for another year.
Supporters say providing contraceptives for 12 months at a time would be particularly impactful for women in rural Alaska.
The provision to increase taxes on the operator of Prudhoe Bay was removed after a fierce lobbying campaign.
The bills before the Legislature are intended to facilitate the delivery of lower-cost power between Homer and Fairbanks, and integrate more renewable energy into the Railbelt’s electric grid.
The Texas-based company warned utilities that a tax hike “would likely mean significantly shifting our capital investment.” But supporters say it would provide much-needed state revenue.
The Legislature did not have an oil and gas consultant under contract until April, which could stall some energy bills.
The judge also said the state is unlikely to overturn the decision through the Alaska Supreme Court, writing in the order that the state “has not shown a likelihood of prevailing on the merits on appeal.”
The mostly balanced budget is similar to the House’s spending plan. The bigger fights between lawmakers are expected to be on policy differences.