District Of Columbia § 2-218.13 - Functions of the Department.
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§ 2-218.13. Functions of the Department.
2-218.13It shall be the goal and responsibility of the Department to stimulate and foster the economic growth and development of businesses based in the District of Columbia, particularly certified business enterprises, with the intended goals of:
Stimulating and expanding the local tax base of the District of Columbia;
Increasing the number of viable employment opportunities for District residents; and
Extending economic prosperity to local business owners, their employees, and the communities they serve.
Through advocacy, business development programs, and technical assistance offerings, the Department shall seek to maximize opportunities for certified business enterprises to participate in:
The District’s contracting and procurement process;
The District’s economic development activities; and
Federal and private sector business opportunities.
The Department shall administer except for those responsibilities assigned to another agency by this subchapter or through an order of the Mayor. The Director shall establish procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the programs established pursuant to . The Mayor shall not reassign a responsibility specifically assigned to the Department by this subchapter.
Repealed.
The Department shall have the authority to issue grants to local businesses (whether or not certified pursuant to this subchapter), community and neighborhood groups or other nonprofit organizations as necessary to effectuate the mission of the Department and the purposes of this subchapter.
Repealed.
The Department, in coordination with the agency contracting officer, shall have the authority, in reviewing participation by certified business enterprises, to disregard participation by a certified business enterprise when that certified business enterprise serves no commercially useful function in the performance of a contract.
Annotations
Section 4(c) of was repealed by , § 7005.
Section 4(c) of provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.
Section 4(b) of (b) provided that, except as provided in , contracts existing or pending as of June 10, 2014, shall not be affected by the provisions of the act.
Section 4(a) of provided that applications pending as of June 10, 2014, shall not be subject to the provisions of the act.
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