For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:

1. (a) “Access” means that an individual who lives in an under-resourced, tribal, or low-income community could reasonably access all services and resources needed to compete for a job, including overcoming barriers to employment or attaining a high-quality job.
2. (b) “Administering agencies” means state agencies administering grant programs funded by moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
3. (c) “Applicant” means an entity applying for resources from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
4. (d) “Community workforce agreement” means a project labor agreement that includes a targeted hire plan.
5. (e) “Contractor” means an individual identified pursuant to Section 3353 of the Labor Code.
6. (f) “Employee” means an individual identified pursuant to Sections 3351 to 3352.94, inclusive, of the Labor Code.
7. (g) “Employer” means an entity or individual that compensates an employee.
8. (h) “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund” means the fund created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.
9. (i) “High-quality job” means a job that facilitates economic mobility by providing retirement benefits, vacation and sick leave, training opportunities, and wages at or above the average median wage of a region.
10. (j) “Job” means full- or part-time employment for a person who is considered an employee.
11. (k) “Labor agency” means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
12. (l) “Prevailing wage” means the basic hourly rate paid on public works projects to a majority of workers engaged in a particular craft, classification, or type of work within the locality of a project and in the nearest labor market area.
13. (m) “Procurement” means a process by which an entity solicits competitive bids for a project or service.
14. (n) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.
15. (o) “Retirement benefits” means an employer-provided retirement plan that is partially or fully paid for by the employer.
16. (p) “Targeted hire plan” means a strategy from an applicant to demonstrate how the applicant will create jobs for under-resourced, tribal, and low-income communities, and how the applicant will ensure access to those jobs.

17. (q) “Tribal” or “tribe” means either of the following:

    1. (1) A federally recognized tribal government located in California that is identified on the most recent list published in the Federal Register by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    2. (2) A nonfederally recognized tribal government located in California, including those listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission.

18. (r) “Under-resourced, tribal, and low-income community” means either of the following:

    1. (1) A community identified pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 71130 of the Public Resources Code.
    2. (2) Members of a tribe.