2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 80 - Public Works Employment
Subchapter II - Antirecession Provisions
Sec. 6728 - Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 6728 (2016)
Section Name §6728. Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
Section Text

All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors on all construction projects funded in whole or in part by payments under this subchapter shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 3145 of title 40.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 94–369, title II, §208, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1008.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

CODIFICATION

In text, "sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40" substituted for "the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a–5)" and "section 3145 of title 40" substituted for "section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c)", on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, §5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 80 - PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT
SUBCHAPTER II - ANTIRECESSION PROVISIONS
Sec. 6728 - Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
Contains section 6728
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 90 Stat. 1008
116 Stat. 1303
Public Law References Public Law 94-369, Public Law 107-217
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