Maryland SB 95: Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage

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SENATE BILL 95
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SB 1011/20 – FIN (PRE–FILED) CF HB 174
By: Senator Kramer
Requested: October 5, 2020
Introduced and read first time: January 13, 2021
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 12, 2021

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Public Utilities – Investor–Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage 2

FOR the purpose of requiring certain investor–owned gas, electric, or combination gas and 3
electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their 4
employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects; and generally 5
relating to investor–owned utilities and the prevailing wage. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – Public Utilities 8
Section 5–305 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2020 Supplement) 11

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – State Finance and Procurement 13
Section 17–201(h) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2020 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Public Utilities 19

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5–305. 1

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A PROJECT BY AN INVESTOR–OWNED GAS 2
COMPANY, ELECTRIC COMPANY, OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 3
INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, DEMOLITION, 4
RESTORATION, OR ALTERATION OF ANY UNDERGROUND GAS OR ELECTRIC 5
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY, AND ANY RELATED TRAFFIC CONTROL 6
ACTIVITIES. 7

(B) AN INVESTOR–OWNED GAS COMPANY, ELECTRIC COMPANY, OR 8
COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY SHALL REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR OR 9
SUBCONTRACTOR ON A PROJECT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 10
TO PAY ITS EMPLOYEES NOT LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE RATE DETERMINED 11
BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY UNDER TITLE 17, SUBTITLE 2 OF 12
THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 13

Article – State Finance and Procurement 14

17–201. 15

(h) “Prevailing wage rate” means the hourly rate of wages paid in the locality as 16
determined by the Commissioner under § 17–208 of this subtitle. 17

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
October 1, 2021. 19

Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.