PRINTER'S NO. 1563
No. 1238 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BAKER, BOYD, CLYMER, COX, CREIGHTON,
CUTLER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GABIG, GINGRICH, GRELL, HERSHEY,
HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MACKERETH, McILHATTAN,
METCALFE, R. MILLER, MILNE, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PEIFER,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, RUBLEY,
SCHRODER, STEIL, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, TRUE, TURZAI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 18, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MAY 18, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled
2 "An act relating to public works contracts; providing for
3 prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor
4 and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing
5 existing laws," raising the threshold for applicability.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 2(5) of the act of August 15, 1961
9 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage
10 Act, amended August 9, 1963 (P.L.653, No.342), is amended to
11 read:
12 Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act--
13 * * *
14 (5) "Public work" means construction, reconstruction,
15 demolition, alteration and/or repair work other than maintenance
16 work, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out
17 of the funds of a public body where the estimated cost of the
1 total project is in excess of [twenty-five thousand dollars
2 ($25,000)] five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), but shall
3 not include work performed under a rehabilitation or manpower
4 training program.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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