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General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5004

January Session, 2005

 

LCO No. 90

   

Referred to Committee on Education

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING A THREE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE APPLICATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LAWS TO SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 31-53 of the general statutes be amended to impose a three-year moratorium on the application of prevailing wage rates for essential school and transportation projects undertaken by municipalities.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide property tax relief to towns and to ensure that maximum funding is made available for local school and transportation projects.