Section 8282 Of Article 5. Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, And Lgbt Business Enterprises From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 5.
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. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions
apply:
(a) "Women business enterprise" means a business enterprise that
is at least 51 percent owned by a woman or women; or, in the case of
any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of
which is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily
business operations are controlled by one or more of those
individuals.
(b) "Minority business enterprise" means a business enterprise
that is at least 51 percent owned by a minority group or groups; or,
in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of
the stock of which is owned by one or more minority groups, and whose
management and daily business operations are controlled by one or
more of those individuals. The contracting utility shall presume that
minority includes African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native
Americans, and Asian Pacific Americans.
(c) "Disabled veteran business enterprise" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 999 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(d) "LGBT business enterprise" means a business enterprise that is
at least 51 percent owned by a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
transgender person or persons; or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons; and whose
management and daily business operations are controlled by one or
more of those individuals.
(e) "Control" means exercising the power to make policy decisions.
(f) To "operate" means to be actively involved in the day-to-day
management. It is not enough to merely be an officer or director.
(g) "Renewable energy project" means a project for the development
and operation of an eligible renewable energy resource meeting the
requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
(Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1
of Division 1).