Bill Text: NY A01714 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1714 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires utility companies to employ only competent workers skilled in excavation or construction projects when working on a public thoroughfare of the state, county or municipality.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-07 - enacting clause stricken [A01714 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A01714-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1714
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 11, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Labor
       AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring  utility  compa-
         nies  to  employ  only  competent workers skilled in the work of exca-
         vation or construction projects when working on a public  thoroughfare
         of the state, county or municipality
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "roadway
    2  construction competent worker act".
    3    S  2.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new section 28 to read as
    4  follows:
    5    S 28. WORKERS ON EXCAVATION OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.  UTILITY  COMPA-
    6  NIES  OR  THEIR  CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS PERFORMING EXCAVATION OR
    7  CONSTRUCTION TO USE OR OPEN A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE OF THE  STATE,  COUNTY
    8  OR  MUNICIPALITY SHALL EMPLOY ONLY COMPETENT WORKERS SKILLED IN THE WORK
    9  REQUIRED OF THEM AND THAT THE PREVAILING  WAGE  FOR  SIMILAR  TITLES  AS
   10  ESTABLISHED BY THE FISCAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY
   11  OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PAID TO THOSE SO EMPLOYED. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
   12  SECTION  THE  TERM  "PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE" SHALL INCLUDE A PUBLIC STREET,
   13  ROAD, BRIDGE AND RIGHT OF WAY.
   14    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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