Support of the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Export Terminal

WHEREAS, North America has a proven abundance of natural gas, a portion of which can be exported to the economic benefit of the United States;

WHEREAS, exporting North American natural gas via the Jordan Cove Terminal will have minimal impact on the price of natural gas in the Pacific Northwest, and any increase will be offset by the tremendous economic benefits for the project;

WHEREAS, construction of the Jordan Cove Terminal and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline will cost $7.7 Billion, making it the largest single construction project in Oregon history;

WHEREAS, Jordan Cove’s construction contractors have signed a Project Labor Agreement for the construction of the Jordan Cove Terminal ensuring that its workforce will receive living wages and honest benefits;

WHEREAS, construction of the Jordan Cove Terminal and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline will take 42 months, employing 1,750 people on average with a peak workforce of 3,400, and will create 1,530 indirect jobs a year;

WHEREAS, the permanent employment will include 150 direct jobs at the Jordan Cove Terminal and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, 51 indirect jobs paid by Jordan Cove (Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, tugboat crews and emergency planners);

WHEREAS, Jordan Cove will pay an estimated $25 million per year in taxes to support public K-12 education in Coos County and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline will pay approximately $3.7 million per year in taxes to Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Klamath counties;

WHEREAS, the Jordan Cove Terminal will lead to a modernization of the Port of Coos Bay’s facilities, helping it attract importers and exporters of other goods;

WHEREAS, the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline that will supply gas to the Jordan Cove Terminal will interconnect with the existing Williams Pipeline system in Southern Oregon providing additional natural gas supply for Southern Oregon, which currently suffers from constrained supplies of natural gas;

WHEREAS, additional supplies of natural gas for Southern Oregon will help the region attract new businesses and create jobs;

WHEREAS, Jordan Cove has set an example of good corporate citizenship by not asking for tax abatements or incentives, ensuring they will pay their full share of taxes to support schools and other vital public services on which our members and their families depend; and

THEREFORE, the members of this union and their families respectfully ask that the members of Oregon’s Congressional delegation fully support the permitting and construction of the Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal at North Bend, Coos County, Oregon.