(a) Requirement.--Producers shall provide maximum practicable contracting opportunities for diverse small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises and veteran-owned businesses.
(b) Duties.--Producers shall do all of the following:
(1) Maintain a policy prohibiting discrimination in employment and contracting based on gender, race, creed or color.
(2) Use the database available on the Internet website of the Department of General Services to identify certified diverse small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises, women-owned business enterprises and veteran-owned businesses, as potential contractors, subcontractors and suppliers for opportunities related to unconventional natural gas extraction.
(3) Respond to the survey under subsection (c) within 90 days.
(c) Survey.--Within one year of the effective date of this section, the Department of General Services shall send all producers a survey to report the producers' efforts to provide maximum practicable contracting opportunities related to unconventional natural gas extraction for diverse, small business participation.
(d) Reports.--The Department of General Services shall compile the results and submit an annual report to the State Government Committee of the Senate and the State Government Committee of the House of Representatives on the utilization of diverse small business participation related to unconventional natural gas extraction. The report shall be submitted no later than 150 days after the Department of General Services disseminated the survey to producers.
(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "diverse small business" means minority-owned business, women-owned business and veteran-owned business as determined by the Department of General Services.
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