For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings:
- (1) AFFILIATE. Any person directly or indirectly controlling greater than a 50 percent interest in any other person.
- (2) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.
- (3) SEVER. Cutting, mining, stripping, deep mining, or otherwise taking or removing coal or lignite from the soil within the county.
- (4) TON. A short ton of 2,000 pounds.
(Act 2017-369, §2.)