Oregon Statutes - Chapter 200 - Disadvantaged, Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business Enterprises - Section 200.100 - Definitions for ORS 200.100 to 200.120.

As used in ORS 200.100 to 200.120:

(1) “Contractor” means a person who contracts on predetermined terms to be responsible for the performance of all or part of a job of preparation or construction in accordance with established specifications or plans, retaining control of means, method and manner of accomplishing the desired result, and who provides:

(a) Labor at the site; or

(b) Materials, supplies and labor at the site.

(2) “Disadvantaged business enterprise” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or, in the case of any corporation, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it.

(3) “Minority or women business enterprise” means a small business concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minorities or women, or in the case of a corporation, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more minorities or women, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of such individuals.

(4) “Minority individual” means a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:

(a) Black, a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa;

(b) Hispanic, a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race;

(c) Asian American, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands;

(d) Portuguese, a person of Portuguese, Brazilian or other Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;

(e) American Indian or Alaskan Native, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America; or

(f) A member of another group or another individual that is socially and economically disadvantaged as determined by the Advocate for Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business.

(5) “Subcontractor” means a contractor who has no direct contractual relationship with the owner. [1991 c.559 §1; 2005 c.22 §152]

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