1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; regulating payment of prevailing wages; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.44, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.44, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Applicability. This section does not apply to wage rates and hours of 
1.7 	employment of laborers or mechanics engaged in the processing or manufacture of 
1.8 	materials or products, or to the delivery of materials or products by or for commercial 
1.9 	establishments which have a fixed place of business from which they regularly supply 
1.10 	the processed or manufactured materials or products. A commercial establishment is not 
1.11 	required to have facilities available for effecting sales. This section applies to laborers 
1.12 	or mechanics who deliver mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone which is 
1.13 	incorporated into the work under the contract by depositing the material substantially in 
1.14 	place, directly or through spreaders, from the transporting vehicle.