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91_HB2255enr HB2255 Enrolled LRB9000204WHmg 1 AN ACT to amend the Prevailing Wage Act by changing 2 Section 2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing 6 Section 2 as follows: 7 (820 ILCS 130/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-2) 8 Sec. 2. This Act applies to the wages of laborers, 9 mechanics and other workers employed in any public works, as 10 hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under 11 contracts for public works. 12 As used in this Act, unless the context indicates 13 otherwise: 14 "Public works" means all fixed works constructed for 15 public use by any public body, other than work done directly 16 by any public utility company, whether or not done under 17 public supervision or direction, or paid for wholly or in 18 part out of public funds. "Public works" as defined herein 19 includes all projects financed in whole or in part with bonds 20 issued under the Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act (Article 21 11, Division 74 of the Illinois Municipal Code), as now or22hereafter amended, the Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act, 23as now or hereafter amended,the Illinois Development Finance 24 Authority Act,as now or hereafter amended,or the Build 25 Illinois Bond Act,as now or hereafter amended,and all 26 projects financed in whole or in part with loans or other 27 funds made available pursuant to The Build Illinois Act, as28now or hereafter amended. 29 "Construction" means all work on public works involving 30 laborers, workers or mechanics. 31 "Locality" means the county where the physical work upon HB2255 Enrolled -2- LRB9101059WHtm 1 public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not 2 available in the county a sufficient number of competent 3 skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the 4 public works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes 5 any other county nearest the one in which the work or 6 construction is to be performed and from which such persons 7 may be obtained in sufficient numbers to perform the work and 8 (2) that, with respect to contracts for highway work with the 9 Department of Transportation of this State, "locality" may at 10 the discretion of the Secretary of the Department of 11 Transportation be construed to include two or more adjacent 12 counties from which workers may be accessible for work on 13 such construction. 14 "Public body" means the State or any officer, board or 15 commission of the State or any political subdivision or 16 department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or 17 in part by public funds, authorized by law to construct 18 public works or to enter into any contract for the 19 construction of public works, and includes every county, 20 city, town, village, township, school district, irrigation, 21 utility, reclamation improvement or other district and every 22 other political subdivision, district or municipality of the 23 state whether such political subdivision, municipality or 24 district operates under a special charter or not. 25 The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages", 26 "general prevailing rate of wages" or "prevailing rate of 27 wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus 28 fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship programs 29 approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of 30 Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance, 31 vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in 32 which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in 33 work of a similiar character on public works. 34 (Source: P.A. 86-799; 86-1028.)