Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the terms used in this article have the following meanings:
(a) "Authority" means the national coal heritage area authority;
(b) "Board" means the board of the national coal heritage area authority; and
(c) "National coal heritage area" means and is comprised of the counties of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, Kanawha, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming.