Chapter 322 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2907

Relating to interstate agreements concerning prevailing rates of wage; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contracting agency may not enter into an agreement with another state or a political subdivision or agency of another state in which the contracting agency agrees that a contractor or subcontractor may pay less than the prevailing rate of wage determined in accordance with ORS 279C.815 under the terms of a contract for public works to which the contracting agency is a party or of which the contracting agency is a beneficiary.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of this 2009 Act applies to agreements into which a contracting agency enters on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act.

SECTION 4. This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 17, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 17, 2009

Effective date June 17, 2009

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