An Act To Require Prevailing Wages To Be Paid on All Public Works Projects Receiving State Funding
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1150
Committee Amendment CA_A_H418 (House)
Amends: Title 26, Section 1308, 26 MRSA §1304

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 815, L.D. 1150, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Prevailing Wages To Be Paid on All Public Works Projects Receiving State 
Funding" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require Prevailing Wages To Be Paid on Public Works Projects 
Receiving State Funding' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1304, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2009, c. 453, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
8. Public works. "Public works" includes public schools and all buildings, roads, 
highways, bridges, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, sewage disposal plants, demolition, 
waterworks, airports and all other structures upon which construction may be let to 
contract by the State or that are funded by any amount of state funding transferred to a 
school district or municipality for any of those purposes and which contract amounts to 
$50,000 or more. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Provides funds for 2 Labor and Safety Inspector positions and related All Other 
costs associated with the increase in enforcement activity as a result of extending the 
requirement for payment of the prevailing hourly rate of wages and benefits for all public 
works contracts to include those contracts that are funded by any amount of state funding 
transferred to a school district or municipality and that amount to $50,000 or more. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 815, L.D. 1150 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
2014-15 
2.000 
2.000 
$86,062 
$119,741 
$19,800 
$26,400 
$105,862 
$146,141 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, extends the bill's requirement 
for the payment of the prevailing hourly rate of wages and benefits for all public works 
contracts to include public works funded by a municipality or school district when the 
State has transferred any amount of funding to the municipality or school district for 
those purposes. The amendment also changes the bill by retaining the exemption in 
current law for contracts under $50,000. The amendment also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20113 ;tvac 
LD 1150 
LR 1728(02) 
An Act To Require Prevailing Wages To Be Paid on All Public Works Projects Receiving State 
Funding 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Ir / ~ -41 flY 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Developme~~ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$105,862 
$146,141 
$105,862 
$146,141 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$151,599 
$151,599 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$157,590 
$157,590 
This bill includes General Fund appropriatiom: of$105,862 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $146,141 in fiscal year 2014-15 
to the Regulation and Enforcement program within the Department of Labor for 2 Labor and Safety Inspector 
positions and related all other costs associated with the increase in enforcement activity as a result of extending the 
requirement for payment of the prevailing hourly rate of wages and benefits for all public works contracts to include 
those contracts which are funded by any amount of State funding transferred to a school district or municipality which 
amounts to $50,000 or more. 
This legislation may increase the total state and local costs of major capital school construction projects and local 
repair projects with a cost of $50,000 or more if the prevailing wage and benefits as determined by the Department of 
Labor pursuant to Title 26, § 1308 is higher than wages and benefits currently being paid by school administrative 
units for construction projects. The impact of this legislation on the State and individual school administrative units 
can not be determined at this time. 
The Department of Transportation and municipalities may incur additional costs on construction projects funded 
through the State's municipal partnership initiative if the total project is over $50,000 but the State and municipality 
portions are each under $50,000. 
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