CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [32000. - 32219.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 819, Sec. 1.

§§ 32000–32219 · 22 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Short Title, Construction and Severability §§ 32000–32002 · 3 sections

   • § 32000 This division shall be known and may be cited as the “State Assistance Fund for Enterprise Act of 1989.”
   • § 32001 In this division, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) A reference to a statute or to a regulation includes such statute or regulation as amended,…
   • § 32002 If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such invalidity,…
2. ARTICLE 2. Legislative Purposes § 32101 · 1 section

   • § 32101 The purposes of this division are the following: (a) To enhance the availability of financial assistance for small business in California. (b) To increase the…
3. ARTICLE 3. Definitions §§ 32200–32219 · 18 sections

   • § 32200 Subject to additional definitions contained in Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000) and this division which are applicable to specific provisions of…
   • § 32201 “Alternative energy system” means any device or combination of devices which conserves or produces heat, process heat, space heating, water heating, steam,…
   • § 32202 “Conventional energy fuel” means any fuel derived from petroleum deposits, including but not limited to oil, heating oil, gasoline, fuel oil, or natural gas,…
   • § 32203 “Small business” means a business defined as an eligible small business as set forth in Section 121.3-10 of Part 121, Chapter 1, Title 13 of the Code of…
   • § 32204 “State Controller” means the State Controller or any person to whom the State Controller delegates the authority to act for him or her in the particular matter.
   • § 32205 “Rules Committee” means the rules committee of the State Senate or any person to whom the rules committee of the State Senate delegates to act for it in the…
   • § 32206 “Speaker” means the Speaker of the State Assembly or any person to whom the Speaker of the Assembly delegates the authority to act for him in the particular…
   • § 32207 “Corporation” means the State Assistance Fund for Enterprise Business and Industrial Development Corporation.
   • § 32208 “Energy Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
   • § 32209 “ Alternative energy business firm” means any small business engaged primarily in the business of the design, manufacture, production, assembly, distribution,…
   • § 32210 “Board” means the board of directors of the corporation.
   • § 32211 “President” means the president of the corporation.
   • § 32212 “Finance officer” means the director of the finance division of the corporation.
   • § 32215 “Governor” means the Governor of the State of California or any person to whom the Governor of the State of California delegates the authority to act for him…
   • § 32216 “Savings-investment ratio” means an analysis of the proposed system in which energy cost savings are added to other net benefits and costs from operation,…
   • § 32217 “Life cycle cost analysis” means an analysis of a proposed system in which all costs and benefits are evaluated over the expected life of the system.
   • § 32218 “Minimum economic feasibility” means that the net savings or benefits of an investment exceed the net costs.
   • § 32219 “Special projects” means any financing assistance or other program undertaken by the corporation pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 32720) of…