Amendment #5 to H3400

PLA Study

[Sponsors] Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleboro, and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting, after Section XX, the following section:

“SECTION XX.  A special commission is hereby established to consider the circumstances under which project labor agreements should be utilized, including consideration of their appropriateness and function and the size, complexity and duration of the public construction projects for which they should be utilized. Said commission shall consist of the secretary of administration and finance or designee thereof, the attorney general or designee thereof, the auditor or designee thereof, the commissioner of capital planning and operations or designee thereof, a representative of the Construction Industries of Massachusetts, a representative of the Massachusetts Building Trades Council, a representative of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts, and a representative of the Association of Commercial and Industrial Builders of Massachusetts. Said commission shall report its findings, together with drafts of any legislation it recommends, to the joint committee on commerce and labor not later than July 1, 2012.”.