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," raising the threshold for applicability.

6The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7hereby enacts as follows:

8Section 1. Section 2 of the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, 
9No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, amended
10August 9, 1963 (P.L.653, No.342), is amended to read:

11Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act--

12(1) "Department" means Department of Labor and Industry of
13the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

14(2) "Locality" means any political subdivision, or
15combination of the same, within the county in which the public
16work is to be performed. When no workmen for which a prevailing
17minimum wage is to be determined hereunder are employed in the

1locality, the locality may be extended to include adjoining
2political subdivisions where such workmen are employed in those
3crafts or trades for which there are no workmen employed in the
4locality as otherwise herein defined.

5(3) "Maintenance work" means the repair of existing
6facilities when the size, type or extent of such facilities is
7not thereby changed or increased.

8(4) "Public body" means the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
9any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the
10General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any
11instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

12(5) "Public work" means construction, reconstruction,
13demolition, alteration and/or repair work other than maintenance
14work, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out
15of the funds of a public body where the estimated cost of the
16total project is in excess of [twenty-five thousand dollars
17($25,000)] one hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) as 
18adjusted on March 1 of each year to conform to increases or 
19decreases in the Consumer Price Index as published by the United 
20States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 
21previous calendar year for urban wage earners in the 
22Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area combined,
23but shall not include work performed under a rehabilitation or
24manpower training program.

25(6) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor and Industry or
26his duly authorized deputy or representative.

27(7) "Workman" includes laborer, mechanic, skilled and semi-
28skilled laborer and apprentices employed by any contractor or
29subcontractor and engaged in the performance of services
30directly upon the public work project, regardless of whether

1their work becomes a component part thereof, but does not
2include material suppliers or their employes who do not perform
3services at the job site.

4(8) "Work performed under a rehabilitation program," means
5work arranged by and at a State institution primarily for
6teaching and upgrading the skills and employment opportunities
7of the inmates of such institutions.

8(9) "Advisory Board" means the board created by section 2.1
9of this act.

10(10) "Appeals Board" means the board created by section 2.2
11of this act.

12Section 2. The amendment of section 2 of the act shall apply
13to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this
14section.

15Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.