Senate Bill No. 360

(By Senators Cole, Barnes, Blair, Carmichael, Walters and Jenkins)

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[Introduced January 16, 2014; referred to the Committee on Labor; then to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to repeal §21-5A-1, §21-5A-2, §21-5A-3, §21-5A-5, §21-5A-6, §21-5A-7, §21-5A-8, §21-5A-9, §21-5A-10 and §21-5A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to repealing the prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements by or on the behalf of public authorities engaged in the construction of public improvements.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That §21-5A-1, §21-5A-2, §21-5A-3, §21-5A-5, §21-5A-6, §21-5A-7, §21-5A-8, §21-5A-9, §21-5A-10 and §21-5A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed.

ARTICLE 5A. WAGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

§1. Repeal of the article relating to the prevailing hourly rate        of wages requirements by or on the behalf of public        authorities engaged in the construction of public        improvements.

    That §21-5A-1, §21-5A-2, §21-5A-3, §21-5A-5, §21-5A-6, §21-5A-7, §21-5A-8, §21-5A-9, §21-5A-10, §21-5A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed.

    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article requiring public authorities engaged in the construction of public improvements to pay the prevailing hourly rate of wages. The bill also repeals other provisions associated with that requirement.

    §21-5A-1, §21-5A-2, §21-5A-3, §21-5A-5, §21-5A-6, §21-5A-7, §21-5A-8, §21-5A-9, §21-5A-10, §21-5A-11 are repealed.