§ 42-08-900

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

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.