• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) A business enterprise shall be eligible for certification as a disadvantaged business enterprise if the business enterprise is:

(1) Owned, operated, and controlled by economically disadvantaged individuals; and

(2)(A) Is a local business enterprise; or

(B) Repealed.

(b) A business enterprise that is affiliated with another business enterprise through common ownership, management, or control shall be eligible for certification as a disadvantaged business enterprise if:

(1) The business enterprise seeking certification as a disadvantaged business enterprise is a local business enterprise;

(2) In the event of a parent-subsidiary affiliation, both enterprises meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section; and

(3) The business enterprise has an average annualized gross receipts totaling $75 million or less.

(Oct. 20, 2005, D.C. Law 16-33, § 2333, 52 DCR 7503; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-192, § 2132(c), 53 DCR 6899; Apr. 20, 2010, D.C. Law 18-141, § 2(f), 57 DCR 1485.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-192 repealed subsec. (a)(2)(B); and, in subsec. (b)(1), deleted "or a qualified metropolitan area business enterprise" following "local business enterprise". Prior to repeal, subsec. (a)(2)(B) read as follows:

"(B) Is a qualified metropolitan area business enterprise;"

D.C. Law 18-141, in subsec. (b), deleted "and" from the end of par. (1); substituted "; and" for a period at the end of par. (2), and added par. (3).

Emergency Act Amendments

For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2333 of Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-168, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7667).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2132(c) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-477, August 8, 2006, 53 DCR 7068).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2132(c) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-499, October 23, 2006, 53 DCR 8845).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2132(c) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-1, January 16, 2007, 54 DCR 1165).

Legislative History of Laws

For Law 16-33, see notes following § 2-218.01.

For Law 16-192, see notes following § 2-218.31.

For Law 18-141, see notes following § 2-218.02.