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91_HB2255eng HB2255 Engrossed 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), the Tax 22 Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (Article 11, Division 23 74.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code)as now or hereafter24amended, the Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act,as now or25hereafter amended,the Illinois Development Finance Authority 26 Act,as now or hereafter amended,or the Build Illinois Bond 27 Act,as now or hereafter amended,and all projects financed 28 in whole or in part with loans or other funds made available 29 pursuant to The Build Illinois Act or under the Illinois 30 Enterprise Zone Loan Act, as now or hereafter amended. 31 "Construction" means all work on public works involving HB2255 Engrossed -2- LRB9101059WHtm 1 laborers, workers or mechanics. 2 "Locality" means the county where the physical work upon 3 public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not 4 available in the county a sufficient number of competent 5 skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the 6 public works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes 7 any other county nearest the one in which the work or 8 construction is to be performed and from which such persons 9 may be obtained in sufficient numbers to perform the work and 10 (2) that, with respect to contracts for highway work with the 11 Department of Transportation of this State, "locality" may at 12 the discretion of the Secretary of the Department of 13 Transportation be construed to include two or more adjacent 14 counties from which workers may be accessible for work on 15 such construction. 16 "Public body" means the State or any officer, board or 17 commission of the State or any political subdivision or 18 department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or 19 in part by public funds, authorized by law to construct 20 public works or to enter into any contract for the 21 construction of public works, and includes every county, 22 city, town, village, township, school district, irrigation, 23 utility, reclamation improvement or other district and every 24 other political subdivision, district or municipality of the 25 state whether such political subdivision, municipality or 26 district operates under a special charter or not. 27 The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages", 28 "general prevailing rate of wages" or "prevailing rate of 29 wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus 30 fringe benefits for 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 similar character on public works. 34 (Source: P.A. 86-799; 86-1028.)