Sec. 42.08.900. Definitions.

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In this chapter,

(1)“affiliated” or “affiliated interest,” with respect to an in-state natural gas pipeline carrier, means any person that

(A)is controlled or owned, in whole or in part, by the in-state natural gas pipeline carrier;

(B)is controlled or owned, in whole or in part, by an entity that controls or owns, in whole or in part, the in-state natural gas pipeline carrier; or

(C)controls or owns, in whole or in part, the in-state natural gas pipeline carrier;

(2)“commission” means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska created under AS 42.04.010 ;

(3)“commissioner” means a member of the commission;

(4)“firm transportation service” means service by a natural gas pipeline carrier that is not subject to a prior claim by another shipper or another class of service; service constitutes “firm transportation service” if the service receives the same priority as any other class of firm transportation service;

(5)“in-state natural gas pipeline” or “in-state natural gas pipeline facility” means a natural gas pipeline that transports or will transport natural gas in the state by way of contract carriage;

(6)“in-state natural gas pipeline carrier” means the owner, including a corporation, company, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, of an in-state natural gas pipeline or an interest in it, or a person, including a corporation, company, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, that transports or will transport natural gas as a contract carrier;

(7)“natural gas pipeline” has the meaning given in AS 31.25.390 ;

(8)“precedent agreement” means a contractual commitment, including a presubscription agreement, to acquire firm transportation capacity, executed between an in-state natural gas pipeline carrier and another person, that establishes the rates, terms, and conditions for service;

(9)“record” means a report, file, book, account, paper, or application and the facts and information contained in it.