In this chapter,

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

   1. (A) is controlled or owned, in whole or in part, by the in-state natural gas pipeline carrier;
   2. (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
   3. (C) controls or owns, in whole or in part, the in-state natural gas pipeline carrier;
2. (2) “commission” means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska created under AS 42.04.010;
3. (3) “commissioner” means a member of the commission;
4. (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. (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. (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. (7) “natural gas pipeline” has the meaning given in AS 31.25.390;
8. (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. (9) “record” means a report, file, book, account, paper, or application and the facts and information contained in it.