 April 10, 2003
Governor Bill Sheffield underwent an angioplasty during his term of office. Murkowski was flown to Anchorage from Juneau's Bartlett Regional Hospital, where he had checked himself in yesterday afternoon, feeling dehydrated and generally tired. He was transferred from Bartlett to Providence by medical flight, checking into Providence at about 7:25 p.m. Governor Murkowski said he appreciates the outpouring of concern Alaskans have shown over his medical condition and that he hopes to be back to work soon. He said he is looking forward to working with the Legislature next week to get his budget passed. The Governor also said he is inspired by the progress being made on the natural gas pipeline project in Congress, where critical provisions have been approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "The incentive package
is coming together nicely," Murkowski said. "The committee
has agreed to an 80 percent guarantee for the loans to build
the gas pipeline. This provision, coupled with the commodity
risk provision and the accelerated depreciation, approved by
the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on April 2nd, and the Stranded
Gas Act bill which we signed on Monday, will assist in moving
along the gasline project. I look forward to active negotiations
with the sponsor group in the very near future."
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