Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 14 > Chapter 7 > Article 2 - Revenue Bonds

• Administering agency: means the Treasurer, in the case of contracts for professional bond services, and the Department of General Services' Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, in the case of contracts governed by Section 999. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Awarding department: means a state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer or entity empowered by law to issue bonds or enter into contracts on behalf of the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Bonds: means bonds, notes, warrants, certificates of participation, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by, or on behalf of, the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Contract: includes any agreement or joint agreement to provide professional bond services to the State of California or an awarding department. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contractor: includes a provider of professional bond services who enters into a contract with an awarding department. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• department: means the Department of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 690
• Disabled veteran: means a veteran of the military, naval, or air service of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts, "Old Scouts" and the Special Philippine Scouts, "New Scouts" who has at least a 10-percent service-connected disability and who is domiciled in the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Disabled veteran business enterprise: means a business certified by the administering agency as meeting all of the following requirements:

  California Military and Veterans Code 999

• Goal: means a numerically expressed objective that awarding departments and contractors are required to make efforts to achieve. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
• Professional bond services: include services as financial advisers, bond counsel, underwriters in negotiated transactions, underwriter's counsel, financial printers, feasibility consultants, and other professional services related to the issuance and sale of bonds. See California Military and Veterans Code 999