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AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS; DEFINING "SITE OF THE PROJECT",
WHICH INCLUDES OFF-SITE FABRICATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 13-4-10.1 NMSA 1978 (being
Laws 2009, Chapter 206, Section 2) is amended to read:
"13-4-10.1. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Public Works
Minimum Wage Act:
A. "director" means the director of the division;
B. "division" means the labor relations division
of the workforce solutions department;
C. "fringe benefit" means payments made by a
contractor, subcontractor, employer or person acting as a
contractor, if the payment has been authorized through a
negotiated process or by a collective bargaining agreement,
for:
(1) holidays;
(2) time off for sickness or injury;
(3) time off for personal reasons or
vacation;
(4) bonuses;
(5) authorized expenses incurred during the
course of employment;
(6) health, life and accident or disability STBTC/SB 59
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insurance;
(7) profit-sharing plans;
(8) contributions made on behalf of an
employee to a retirement or other pension plan; and
(9) any other compensation paid to an
employee other than wages;
D. "labor organization" means an organization of
any kind, or an agency or employee representation committee
or plan, in which employees participate and that exists for
the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers
concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay,
hours of employment or conditions of work;
E. "site of the project" means the physical
location of a public works project as well as any off-site
fabrication locations that engage in the fabrication of
heating, cooling, ventilation or exhaust duct systems that
are part of the public works project; and
F. "wage" means the basic hourly rate of pay."
SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
apply to requests for proposals, invitations for bid or other
procurement for public works projects issued on or after
July 1, 2025.