S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3213
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to applying the prevailing
wage laws to certain projects on privately owned property
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 220 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. ANY PROJECT ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY WHICH, IN WHOLE OR PART,
(A) RECEIVES OR BENEFITS FROM PUBLIC FUNDS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC MONIES, THE
PROVISION OF TAX EXEMPTIONS OR BENEFITS, THE PROCEEDS OR BENEFITS OF
BONDS, SURETIES OR OTHER CONTRACTS, OR THE PROVISION OF REAL PROPERTY AT
LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE OR FOR REDUCED CONSIDERATION, (B) INVOLVES
MORE THAN FIFTY DWELLING UNITS WHERE LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE
UNITS ARE SUBJECT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH A MUNICIPALITY, THE STATE, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF WHICH RESTRICTS THE
OCCUPANCY OF SUCH UNITS TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES, AS TENANTS OR
PURCHASERS, WITH A GROSS HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW ONE HUNDRED TWEN-
TY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND (C) MAY INVOLVE THE
EMPLOYMENT OF LABORERS, WORKERS OR MECHANICS, SHALL BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC
WORK FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY CONTRACTS OR SUBCONTRACTS
WHICH MAY INVOLVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABORERS, WORKERS OR MECHANICS SHALL
BE ENFORCEABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
"PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN PROPERTY HELD PURSUANT TO OWNER-
SHIP OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04359-02-5