In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) affected municipality means an economically affected municipality or a revenue-affected municipality;
(2) commencement of commercial operations means the start of regular deliveries of marketable products from an approved qualified project;
(3) cubic foot of gas means the quantity of gas contained in a volume of one cubic foot at a standard temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a standard absolute pressure of 14.65 pounds per square inch;
(4) economic proximity means the distance within which a person may be willing to design, construct, and operate a gas line to provide service to a local consumer;
(5) economic rent means the estimated total gross revenue less estimated total costs for a qualified project over the term of a contract under AS 43.82.020, measured in undiscounted nominal dollars; for purposes of this paragraph, total costs do not include a rate of return on capital, financing costs, or any payments to governments;
(6) economically affected municipality means a municipality the commissioner of revenue determines will be reasonably required to provide additional public services under the terms proposed in an application approved under AS 43.82.140(a); the commissioner may consider historical data from construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, and information submitted by a municipality in making the determination;
(7) full project funding means full approval by a party to a contract under AS 43.82.020 for the expenditure of the capital necessary for construction and operation of the approved qualified project that is subject to the contract;
(8) gas has the meaning given in AS 43.55.900;
(9) group means two or more persons;
(10) lease or property has the meaning given in AS 43.55.900;
(11) periodic payment means payment made in lieu of one or more other taxes under a contract under AS 43.82.020;
(12) revenue-affected municipality means a municipality that the commissioner of revenue reliably expects will be restricted from imposing a tax, or a portion of a tax, as a result of implementation of a contract developed under this chapter;
(13) stranded gas means gas that is not being marketed due to prevailing costs or price conditions as determined by an economic analysis by the commissioner for a particular project.