Sen. Bill Cunningham
Filed: 3/12/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1781 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1781 as follows:

 
3on page 31, immediately below line 25, by inserting the 
4following:
 
5    ""Contractor" means the entity or organization with main 
6responsibility for the building of a construction project and 
7is the party signing the prime construction contract for the 
8project."; and


 
9on page 35, immediately below line 18, by inserting the 
10following:

 
11    ""Project labor agreement" means a pre-hire collective 
12bargaining agreement that covers all terms and conditions of 
13employment on a specific construction project and must include 
14the following:

 
 
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1        (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage 
2    for each class of labor organization employee;
3        (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other 
4    compensation for each class of labor organization 
5    employee;

6        (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes 
7    will be engaged in by the labor organization employees; and

8        (4) provisions establishing that no lockout or 
9    disputes will be engaged in by the contractor building the 
10    project.

11    A labor organization and the contractor building the 
12project shall have the authority to include other terms and 
13conditions as they deem necessary."; and



 
14on page 107, immediately below line 8, by inserting the 
15following:

 
16        "(8) Renewable energy credits procured from new wind 
17    projects and new utility-scale solar projects pursuant to 
18    Agency procurement events occurring after this amendatory 
19    Act of the 101st General Assembly must be from facilities 
20    built by contractors that must enter into a project labor 
21    agreement as defined by this Act prior to construction. A 
22    copy of the project labor agreement shall be filed with the 
23    Agency.".