PRINTER'S NO. 1463
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1236
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, PICKETT, FEE, KNOWLES, JOZWIAK, RYAN,
JAMES, KAUFFMAN, BLOOM, MILLARD, ROTHMAN, COX, CUTLER,
HICKERNELL, GROVE, SAYLOR, LAWRENCE, MENTZER, WARD, ZIMMERMAN
AND MOUL, APRIL 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, APRIL 17, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 6, 1998 (P.L.705, No.92), entitled,
as amended, "An act providing for the creation of keystone
opportunity zones and keystone opportunity expansion zones to
foster economic opportunities in this Commonwealth, to
facilitate economic development, stimulate industrial,
commercial and residential improvements and prevent physical
and infrastructure deterioration of geographic areas within
this Commonwealth; authorizing expenditures; providing tax
exemptions, tax deductions, tax abatements and tax credits;
creating additional obligations of the Commonwealth and local
governmental units; and prescribing powers and duties of
certain State and local departments, agencies and officials,"
in procedures for zones, providing for prevailing wage.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of October 6, 1998 (P.L.705, No.92),
known as the Keystone Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity
Expansion Zone and Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone Act, is
amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1105. Prevailing wage.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the act of August
15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442) , known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing
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Wage Act, shall not apply to a project in a keystone opportunity
zone for construction, reconstruction or alteration.
Section 2. The addition of section 1105 of the act shall not
apply to a contract entered into prior to the effective date of
this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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