JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A former pipeline company executive appointed to the board of a corporation that could play a key role in a major liquefied natural gas project in Alaska said he will resign if the Legislature does not expressly permit out-of-state residents to serve on that board.

In a letter to Gov. Sean Parnell, Richard Rabinow said he understood there was lack of clarity in the law that potentially could affect his service on the board of directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., or AGDC. A copy of the letter, dated Tuesday, was provided by Parnell’s office Friday.