Bill Text: HI HB2081 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Public Works On Hawaiian Home Lands.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-27 - Referred to LAB, WLH, FIN, referral sheet 5 [HB2081 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2081-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Public works on hawaiian home lands.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the Davis Bacon Act is a federal statute passed in 1931 that requires federal contracts to meet local prevailing wage standards. Although the Act initially passed as a tool to ensure fair wages, it sometimes overly burdens local businesses, especially those performing unique projects.
The legislature further finds states have enacted "Little Davis Bacon Act" statutes that serve a similar function. However, these state laws hinder development for many local and alternative projects, such as those pursued by the department of hawaiian home lands.
The purpose of this act is to allow for an exemption from the state prevailing wage statutes, also known as "Little Davis Bacon Act" statute, for projects administered by the department of hawaiian home lands.
SECTION 2. Section 104-2, Hawaii Revised statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"§104-2 Applicability; wages, hours, and other requirements. (a) This chapter shall apply to every contract in excess of $2,000 for construction of a public work project to which a governmental contracting agency is a party; provided that this chapter shall not apply to department of hawaiian home lands projects, or experimental and demonstration housing developed pursuant to section 46-15 or housing developed pursuant to chapter 201H if the cost of the project is less than $500,000 and the eligible bidder or eligible developer is a private nonprofit corporation.
For the purposes of this subsection:
"Contract" includes but is not limited to any agreement, purchase order, or voucher in excess of $2,000 for construction of a public work project.
"Governmental contracting agency" includes:
(1) Any person or entity that causes either directly or indirectly the building or development of a public work; and
(2) Any public-private partnership.
"Party" includes eligible bidders for and eligible developers of any public work and any housing under chapter 201H; provided that this subsection shall not apply to any housing developed under section 46-15 or chapter 201H if the entire cost of the project is less than $500,000 and the eligible bidder or eligible developer is a private nonprofit corporation."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Davis Bacon Act; DHHL; Exempt
Description:
Exempts DHHL projects from the Davis Bacon Act.
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