§ 23.000 Scope
§ 23.001 Definitions
§ 23.002 Policy
Subpart 23.1 Sustainable Acquisition Policy
Subpart 23.2 Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Subpart 23.3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data
Subpart 23.4 Use of Recovered Materials and Biobased Products
Subpart 23.5 Drug-Free Workplace
Subpart 23.6 Notice of Radioactive Material
Subpart 23.7 Contracting for Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
Subpart 23.8 Ozone-Depleting Substances and Greenhouse Gases
Subpart 23.9 Contractor Compliance With Environmental Management Systems
Subpart 23.10 Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements
Subpart 23.11 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

Terms Used In 48 CFR Part 23 - Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means "including but not limited to. See 31 CFR 802.105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.