### Question
How is the term industrial enterprise defined?


### Answer
The term **industrial enterprise** is defined in *30 U.S.C. § 2002* as the following:

> a private, nongovernmental enterprise that has an expertise or capability that relates to methane hydrate research and development

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 2002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32-METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT**

