THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MILLER, PICKETT, CAUSER, AUMENT, BOYD, CLYMER, COX, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FLECK, GABLER, GINGRICH, GROVE, HELM, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, M. K. KELLER, LAWRENCE, MAJOR, MALONEY, MARSICO, MILNE, MOUL, RAPP, ROAE, SCHRODER, SONNEY, STEVENSON AND TALLMAN, MARCH 27, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 27, 2012  

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," further providing for the definition of

"public work."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2(5) of the act of August 15, 1961

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

Act, amended August 9, 1963 (P.L.653, No.342), is amended to

read:

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

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(5)  "Public work" means construction, reconstruction,

demolition, alteration and/or repair work other than maintenance

work, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out

of the funds of a public body where the estimated cost of the

total project is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars

($25,000), but shall not include work performed under a

rehabilitation or manpower training program, work performed on a

project by or on behalf of a health care facility as defined in

section 103 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known

as the Health Care Facilities Act, or work performed on a

project by or on behalf of an entity subject to Article IX or X  

of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public

Welfare Code.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.