HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1598        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1937

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Orlando Ramos

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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 relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1598        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1937

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2039 OF 2021-2022.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects.

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

Add New Third Paragraph to G.L. ch. 149, Section 26:

In the employment of mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers in the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of a building on property that is subject to a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or tax relief provided under M.G.L. ch. 40, Section 59 (Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60 (Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60A (Manufacturing Workforce Training Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60B (Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessment Plan), M.G.L. ch. 62, Section 6J and M.G.L ch. 63, Section 38R (Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit), M.G.L. ch. 40V (Housing Development Incentive Program), and any other provision of law or regulation now existing or that may be adopted in the future authorizing a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or any other form of tax relief, the rate per hour of the wages paid to mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers on such building projects shall be not be less than the rate or rates of wages to be determined by the commissioner in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 26.  Employers of such mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers shall be subject to the requirements of G.L. ch 149, Section 27B with respect to work performed on such building projects, and shall submit their weekly certified payroll reports and statements of compliance to the authority granting the tax relief in question. The payroll records and statements of compliance required by this Section shall be available for inspection by any interested party filing a written request to the granting authority for such inspection and copying.