SB 1309

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Existing law, until June 30, 2020, authorizes specified local agencies to establish the Fort Ord Reuse Authority as a public corporation of the state and authorizes the authority's board to adopt the Fort Ord Reuse Plan, as specified. Existing law defines the term "public works" for purposes including the payment of prevailing wages. Existing law generally defines "public works" to include construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds. Under existing law, a willful violation of laws relating to the payment of prevailing wages on public works is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would, for the limited purposes of the application of prevailing wage law, designate those construction projects subject to prevailing wage requirements by the Fort Ord Reuse Authority as part of the Fort Ord Reuse Plan to be "public works." The bill would specify that this requirement shall remain in place notwithstanding the dissolution of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority. By expanding the definition of "public works," this bill would expand the scope of a crime, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.