2018 -- S 2762 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS | |
BY CONTRACTORS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, Archambault, Lombardo, McCaffrey, and Lynch | |
Date Introduced: March 27, 2018 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 37-13-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-13 entitled "Labor and |
2 | Payment of Debts by Contractors" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 37-13-1. "Public works" defined. |
4 | "Public works" as used in this chapter shall mean any public work for any municipality, |
5 | city, town, or any quasi-municipal public entity, and the state of Rhode Island or any quasi-state |
6 | public entity, consisting of grading, clearing, demolition, improvement, completion, repair, |
7 | alteration, or construction of any public road or any bridge, or portion thereof, or any public |
8 | building, or portion thereof, or any heavy construction, or any public works projects of any nature |
9 | or kind whatsoever. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS | |
BY CONTRACTORS | |
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1 | This act would amend the definition of public works so that it would include any public |
2 | works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any |
3 | quasi-state entity. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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