1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; declaring a public policy; adopting record keeping requirements; 
1.3 	requiring an affidavit; requiring a sign on certain vehicles;proposing coding for 
1.4 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [177.45] PREVAILING WAGES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of 
1.8 	Minnesota that a wage of no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of 
1.9 	a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed shall be paid to all 
1.10 	workers employed by or on behalf of any public body engaged in public works exclusive 
1.11 	of maintenance work. It is further declared to be the policy of the state of Minnesota 
1.12 	that public works construction projects be awarded to and completed by contractors and 
1.13 	subcontractors on a fair and competitive basis.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Records. The contractor and each subcontractor engaged in any 
1.15 	construction of public works shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating the 
1.16 	names, occupations, and crafts of every worker employed by them in connection with the 
1.17 	public work together with an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each 
1.18 	worker and the actual wages paid. The payroll records required to be kept shall be open 
1.19 	to inspection by any authorized representative of the contracting public body or of the 
1.20 	department at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary and such records 
1.21 	shall not be destroyed or removed from the state for the period of one year following the 
1.22 	completion of the public work in connection with which the records are made.
1.23 		Subd. 3.Affidavit. Each contractor and subcontractor shall file with the contracting 
1.24 	public body upon completion of the public work and prior to final payment an affidavit 
2.1 	stating that he had fully complied with the provisions and requirements of this chapter, 
2.2 	and that he had paid all covered employees the prevailing rates specified for the public 
2.3 	work, without benefit of a wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate received, directly or 
2.4 	indirectly, from another project, from employees, labor organizations, or any other third 
2.5 	party on the project for which the affidavit is signed. No public body shall be authorized 
2.6 	to make final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
2.7 		Subd. 4.Signage on motor vehicles. Each contractor and subcontractor engaged 
2.8 	in any construction of public works shall have its name, acceptable abbreviation, or 
2.9 	recognizable logo, and the name of the city and state of the mailing address of the 
2.10 	principal office of the company, on each motor vehicle and motorized self-propelled piece 
2.11 	of equipment which is used in connection with the public works project during the time 
2.12 	the contractor or subcontractor is engaged on the project. The sign shall be legible from a 
2.13 	distance of 20 feet but the size of the lettering need not be larger than two inches. In cases 
2.14 	where equipment is leased or where affixing a legible sign to the equipment is impractical, 
2.15 	the contractor may place a temporary stationary sign, with the information required 
2.16 	pursuant to this subdivision, at the main entrance of the construction project in place of 
2.17 	affixing the required information on the equipment so long as the sign is not in violation of 
2.18 	any state or federal statute, rule, or regulation. Motor vehicles which are required to have 
2.19 	similar information displayed pursuant to requirements of a regulatory agency of the state 
2.20 	or federal government are exempt from the provisions of this subdivision.