United States Department of Transportation
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State and National Review of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Legislation, Programs, and Availability-Disparity Studies
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1993-11-01
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Abstract:This study was undertaken at the request of the Texas Department of Transportation in response to its obligations under Senate Bill 352, 72nd Texas State Legislature (Texas Revised Statutes, Article 6669C) to conduct a fact-finding study in support of a state-funds contracting and procurement program for businesses owned by minorities and women. We have had joint responsibility for this Study. To assist in carrying out the assignment, we recruited a number of economic, financial, business, legal, and policy experts from both the public and private sectors. This draft report is a consolidation of three separate research reports prepared under our supervision. Part One was prepared by Mr. Clayton E. Curtis, Staff Research Assistant. He was assisted by Ms. Janine Berg, Staff Research Assistant. Part Two was prepared by Dr. James E. Jarrett, Director of Research, Center for Legal and Regulatory Studies. He was assisted by Ms. Kathy Halliman, Staff Research Assistant. Part Three was prepared by Dr. Peter Balash, Research Fellow, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin. This review combines three reports which, taken together, provide the Texas Department of Transportation the means to appreciate the local, state, and national contexts in which the current Project 7-980 has proceeded. The first part determines the extent of utilization efforts and legislation currently in place across Texas, at local and regional levels of government. Part Two details the state-funds DBE programs in existence nationwide and also includes an exploratory analysis focusing on DBE efforts aimed at persons with disabilities. Part three surveys the efforts in other states to undertake an availability/disparity study, discussing relevant issues in detail.
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