THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

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

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MARCH 28, 2011  

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,"

providing for prevailing wages.

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 1104.  Prevailing wage.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the act of August

15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing

Wage Act, shall not apply to a project in a keystone opportunity

zone for construction, reconstruction or alteration.

Section 2.  The addition of section 1104 of the act shall not

apply to contracts entered into prior to the effective date of

this section.

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