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- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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BILL NUMBER:A402
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establish- ing certain contracts of recipients of higher education capital matching grants as public works projects
Purpose
To state that any project that is a recipient of a higher education capital matching grant shall be deemed a public works project.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new section 220-h that states whenever a recipient of a higher education capital matching grant enters into any contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other agreement for any project defined under section sixteen hundred eighty-j of the public authorities law shall be deemed a public works project. Further that grants provided under section sixteen hundred eighty-j shall not be utilized for or in connection with any project on which the provisions of this article are not applicable.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
By stating that projects receiving higher education capi- tal matching grants shall be considered public works projects we are affording them all the appropriate coverages associated with public works.
Legislative history
A7990 of 2005-06: Referred to ways and means; A5372 of 2007-08: referred to Labor
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
One hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law.
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