Amendment #143 to H4100

PLA Commission

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, deMacedo of Plymouth, Adams of Andover, Barrows of Mansfield, Bastien of Gardner, Beaton of Shrewsbury, Boldyga of Southwick, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Diehl of Whitman, Durant of Spencer, Fattman of Sutton, Ferguson of Holden, Frost of Auburn, Gifford of Wareham, Harrington of Groton, Howitt of Seekonk, Humason of Westfield, Hunt of Sandwich, Kuros of Uxbridge, Levy of Marlborough, Lombardo of Billerica, Lyons of Andover, O'Connell of Taunton, Orrall of Lakeville, Ross of Attleboro, Smola of Palmer, Vieira of Falmouth, Webster of Pembroke, Winslow of Norfolk and Wong of Saugus 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 labor and workforce development not later than July 1, 2012.”.