Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05774 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5774
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1516
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5774 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1516

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees 

Introduced by:

REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 31-53 of the general statutes be amended to increase the threshold amount for construction projects required to abide by prevailing wage laws to one million dollars for new construction and five hundred thousand dollars for remodeling work.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide financial relief to the state and municipalities by increasing the threshold amount for public works projects required to pay prevailing wages.