HF 1571

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/13/2023 03:37pm

A bill for an act
relating to labor; requiring prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing
state financial assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.871,
subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.871, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Prevailing wage required.

new text begin (a) new text end A state agency may provide financial assistance
to a person only if the person receiving or benefiting from the financial assistance certifies
to the commissioner of labor and industry that laborers and mechanics at the project site
during construction, installation, remodeling, and repairs for which the financial assistance
was provided will be paid the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, subdivision
6 new text begin , and be subject to the requirements and enforcement provisions of sections 177.27, 177.30,
177.32, 177.41 to 177.435, and 177.45 new text end .

new text begin (b) For the purposes of a person subject to paragraph (a) who is required to comply with
section 177.30, paragraph (a), clauses (6) and (7), the state agency awarding the financial
assistance is considered the contracting authority and the project is considered a public
works project. The person receiving or benefiting from the financial assistance shall notify
all employers on the project of the record keeping and reporting requirements of section
177.30, paragraph (a), clauses (6) and (7). Each employer shall submit the required
information to the contracting authority.
new text end