For the purposes of this Part the following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the content clearly intends otherwise:

(1)  “Cost of gas purchased for resale” shall mean the actual purchase price paid for the gas that is being resold and shall include third-party transportation charges.  

(2)  “Gross receipts” shall mean the total amount of billings for services rendered, and shall include all receipts from business beginning and ending within this state, and a proportion, based upon the proportion of mileage within this state to the entire mileage over which such business is done, of receipts on all business passing through, into, or out of this state, whether same be from the actual operation of such business or from a source incidental to such business.  For the purposes of determining gross receipts, the cost of gas purchased for resale is deductible.  Nonoperating (nonutility) revenues such as dividend and interest income, tax refunds, merchandising, and rentals from land, buildings, other nonutility property and storage revenues are not to be included in taxable gross receipts.

(3)  “Mileage” shall mean the sum total of the actual linear miles, as classified or defined by the Federal Regulatory Commission as transmission lines and reported for the prior year.

Acts 1994, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1994.