Definitions. — Alaska Code § 42.08.900

§ 42.08.900. Definitions.

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.