PRINTER'S NO. 882
No. 782 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, MASLAND, L. I. COHEN, MAITLAND, CLARK, FAIRCHILD, ZIMMERMAN, FARGO, LEH, SCHULER, MARSICO, ZUG, DEMPSEY, PLATTS, SCHRODER, SAYLOR, E. Z. TAYLOR, MILLER, ARMSTRONG, CLYMER, HERSHEY, STEVENSON, FLICK, CORNELL, BOSCOLA, EGOLF AND ROSS, MARCH 12, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MARCH 12, 1997
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled 2 "An act relating to public works contracts; providing for 3 prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor 4 and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing 5 existing laws," further defining "public work." 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 2(5) of the act of August 15, 1961 9 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage 10 Act, amended August 9, 1963 (P.L.653, No.342), is amended to 11 read: 12 Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act-- 13 * * * 14 (5) "Public work" means construction, reconstruction, 15 demolition, alteration and/or repair work other than maintenance 16 work, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out 17 of the funds of a public body where the estimated cost of the 18 total project is in excess of [twenty-five thousand dollars
1 ($25,000)] one million dollars ($1,000,000), but shall not
2 include work performed under a rehabilitation or manpower
3 training program.
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5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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