Provides that utility companies shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is issued

2 Co-sponsors

• George Onorato
• Suzi Oppenheimer

Title of bill

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to workers on excavations

Purpose

Provides that utility companies shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is issued.

Summary of provisions

Section one of the bill amends the labor law by providing a new section entitled, "Workers on Excavations." It provides that utility companies or their contractors, to whom a permit to use or open a street has been issued, shall use only competent workers skilled in the required work, and that the prevailing wage for similar titles shall be paid.

Justification

This legislation is needed to ensure that the dangerous work of street excavation is done by skilled workers. In the recent past there have been examples where careless excavations have severed gas lines, or communication cables, resulting in danger and great inconvenience to communities.

Legislative history

2007: S.3249 - Referred to Labor/A.3628 - Passed the Assembly 2006: S.3285 - Referred to Labor/A.6624 - Referred to Rules 2004: S.3605 - Referred to Rules/A.8168 - Referred to Labor 2003: S.3604 - Referred to Labor/A.8168 - Reported to Rules 2002: S.2143 - Referred to Labor/A.7431 - Referred to Labor 2001: S.2143 - Referred to Labor/A.7431 - Referred to Labor 2000: S.4272 - Referred to Rules/A.7075 - Referred to Rules

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

Immediately.