THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, AUMENT, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BLOOM, BOYD, CAUSER, CLYMER, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVERETT, FLECK, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, METCALFE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, PERRY, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, ROAE, ROCK, ROSS, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, STEVENSON, TALLMAN AND WATSON, MARCH 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled

"An act relating to public works contracts; providing for

prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor

and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing

existing laws," excluding political subdivisions from the

act; and authorizing optional prevailing wage ordinances.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2(4) of the act of August 15, 1961

(P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage

Act, is amended to read:

Section 2.  Definitions.--As used in this act--

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(4)  "Public body" means the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

[any of its political subdivisions,] any authority created by

the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any

instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

but shall not include a political subdivision or any authority,

agency or instrumentality created by one or more political

subdivisions.

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Section 2.  The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 15.1.  Local Option.--Notwithstanding any provision

of this act, a political subdivision or an authority, agency or

instrumentality of a political subdivision may elect, by

ordinance or resolution, to place itself within the jurisdiction

of this act.

Section 3.  All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar

as they are inconsistent with this act.

Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.