AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled
2"An act relating to public works contracts; providing for
3prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor
4and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing
5existing laws," authorizing optional prevailing wage
6ordinances.

7The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8hereby enacts as follows:

9Section 1. The act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442),
10known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, is amended by
11adding a section to read:

12Section 13.1. Local Option.--(a) Notwithstanding any other
13provision of this act, a political subdivision or an authority,
14agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision may elect,
15by ordinance or resolution, to exclude itself from the coverage
16of this act.

17(b) A political subdivision or an authority, agency or
18instrumentality of a political subdivision that elects to

1exclude itself from this act under subsection (a) may elect to
2subject itself to the coverage of this act, provided that such
3election shall not be less than four years after the initial
4election under subsection (a). A municipality may take
5subsequent elections to exclude itself from or subject itself to
6the coverage of this act at periods of no less than four years
7from the previous election.

8Section 2. All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar
9as they are inconsistent with this act.

10Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.