President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to support expansion of the nation's natural gas and liquefied natural gas capacity. The order includes a wide range of infrastructure, including gathering and transmission pipelines, compression, processing plants, underground storage, LNG liquefaction, storage and marine loading, export facilities, and other critical distribution systems. The president stated that sufficient capacity is essential to sustaining U.S. defense operations and allied energy security. He authorized the Energy Secretary to implement this determination through purchases, commitments and financial instruments. This comes as Alaska lawmakers are considering a proposal that would exempt the proposed gas line from property taxes for up to 10 years or until it produces 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day.