HB2143 Summary

• Department of Transportation must publish and maintain on its website all relevant data for establishing regional disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program goals, including disparity studies, data used for calculating DBE goals, and lists of participating contractors.

• Municipalities, counties, and road districts receiving more than $2,000,000 in motor fuel tax distributions in any fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 must implement a DBE program by June 30 of the second fiscal year or lose funding eligibility starting July 1 of the third fiscal year.

• DBE programs must set goals for minority, veteran, and female-owned business inclusion in all procurement contracts (both professional services and construction) and be substantially similar to the State's regional DBE programs as established in the Department's disparity study.

• Department of Revenue must maintain and publish a continuous list of all municipalities, counties, and road districts receiving more than $1,500,000 in motor fuel tax revenue in the previous fiscal year.

• Entities with DBE bid prices exceeding non-DBE prices by more than 5% may request goal modifications if good faith efforts have been demonstrated, in compliance with federal regulations (49 C.F.R. 26).