Definitions

# (a)

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,

# (1)

"commissioners" means the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of natural resources, acting jointly, as provided in AS 43.90.900;

# (2)

"department" means Department of Revenue;

# (3)

"fiscal year" means the period beginning July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year;

# (4)

"licensee" has the meaning given in AS 43.90.900;

# (5)

"project" has the meaning given in AS 43.90.900;

# (6)

"qualified activity" means an activity directly related to

(A) pursuing firm transportation commitments in a binding open season;

(B) securing financing for the project;

(C) obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; or

(D) satisfying a requirement of an agency with jurisdiction over the project including a Canadian regulatory agency;

# (7)

"lease or property" has the meaning given in AS 43.55.900;

# (8)

"North Slope gas" means gas produced from a lease or property in the state north of 68° North latitude.

# (b)

In AS 43.90 and this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,

# (1)

"Alaska mainline"

(A) means, with respect to the pipeline system licensed under AS 43.90, the section of the pipeline system that is within this state, that originates at a point in or near Prudhoe Bay, and that terminates at one or more of the following locations:

(i) the Alaska/Yukon border near Beaver Creek;

(ii) Valdez; and

(B) does not include a gas pipeline between Point Thomson and Prudhoe Bay, a gas treatment plant on the North Slope, other facilities used to treat gas to meet pipeline specifications, or an LNG plant or terminal;

# (2)

"first binding open season" means the project's first open season

(A) in which the licensee requires binding bids for capacity from applicants; and

(B) that concludes no later than December 5, 2011.
(Eff. 11/30/2007, Register 184; am 4/30/2010, Register 194)
Statutory Authority:
Authority:
AS 43.90.110 AS 43.90.300 AS 43.90.400
AS 43.90.220 AS 43.90.320 AS 43.90.410
AS 43.90.230 AS 43.90.330