H. B. 2060


(By Delegate Overington)
[Introduced January 11, 2006 ; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]




A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, relating to exempting public works projects receiving federal assistance and subject to federal labor standards from the state prevailing wage laws.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5A. WAGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
§21-5A-12. Inapplicability.
The provisions of this article do not apply to any public works contract subject to the Davis-Bacon Act or other federal labor standards.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt public works projects receiving federal assistance and subject to federal labor standards from the state prevailing wage laws.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.