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.