In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
- (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the department;
- (2) "department" means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;
- (3) "designated base port" means the home port for a vessel as specified in 17 AAC 70.430;
- (4) "interport differential" has the meaning given the term in AS 36.90.049(e);
- (5) "private sector user" means a person who has been given permission to use the Alaska Marine Highway terminal facilities by authorization or contract issued by the system director;
- (6) "system director" means the general manager for the Alaska Marine Highway System;
- (7) "vessel" means a marine vessel operated by the department.
(Eff. 2/17/99, Register 149)
Authority: AS 36.30.015, AS 36.90.049, AS 44.42.020, AS 44.42.030