Bill Text: DE HB110 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prevailing Wage Requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-26 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House [HB110 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2011-HB110-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Briggs King & Rep. Hudson & Rep. D. Short & Sen. Simpson;
	Reps. Lavelle, Hocker, Kenton, Lee, Outten, Wilson; Sens. Bonini, Booth

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 110

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §6960, Chapter 69, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by amending the first sentence of subsection "(a)" to read as follows:

"(a) The specifications for every contract or aggregate of contracts relating to a public works project in excess of $350,000 for new construction (including painting and decorating) or $100,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition or reconstruction (including painting and decorating of buildings or works) to which this State or any subdivision thereof is a party and for which the State appropriated any part of the funds and which requires or involves the employment of mechanics and/or laborers shall contain a provision stating the minimum wages to be paid various classes of laborers and mechanics which shall be based upon the wages that will be determined by the Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs, to be prevailing in the county in which the work is to be performed.".

SYNOPSIS

This bill raises the dollar thresholds for public works projects subject to the prevailing wage requirement to $350,000 for new construction and $100,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition or reconstruction.