SENATE DOCKET, NO. 141        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1768

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act justifying the use of project labor agreements.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 141        FILED ON: 1/11/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1768

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1768) of Bruce E. Tarr, Angelo L. D'Emilia and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to justify the use of project labor agreements.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1725 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act justifying the use of project labor agreements.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an awarding authority electing to require a project labor agreement shall, within sixty days of said decision, submit a report to the inspector general:

(1) stating that the project is of such size, duration, timing and complexity that a project labor agreement is required; and

(2) providing a comparative analysis of any benefits of the project labor agreement that led the awarding authority to conclude that such an agreement was required, and any increased costs or adverse impacts caused by the agreement.