Fiscal Estimate
A copy of the proposed rules and the full fiscal estimate may be obtained by writing to:
John Rosinski
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 7843
Madison WI 53707-7843
(608) 266-7916
Notice of Hearing
Workforce Development
(Prevailing Wage Rates, Chs. DWD 290-294)
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 66.293 (5) and 103.49 (3g), Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing to consider the amendment of s. DWD 290.155, Wis. Adm. Code, on thresholds for application of the prevailing wage rates for state or local public works projects.
Hearing Information
February 11, 1999 Room 400X, G.E.F. 1 Bldg.
Thursday 201 E. Washington Ave.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. MADISON, WI
The hearing will be held in an accessible building. If you have special needs or circumstances which may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 267-9403, at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio tape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.
Analysis Prepared by the Dept. of Workforce Development
Authority for rule: ss. 66.293 (5) and 103.49 (3g), Stats.
Statutes interpreted: ss. 66.293 (5) and 103.49 (3g), Stats.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development proposes an order to amend s. DWD 290.155, relating to the annual adjustment of the minimum estimated project costs for the application of the requirement to obtain a determination of prevailing wage rates for workers employed on state or local public works projects.
The state prevailing wage laws require that, when a state agency or local governmental unit constructs a public works project, it must obtain a prevailing wage rate determination from the Department of Workforce Development and require that the contractors and subcontractors on the project pay their employes in accordance with those wage rates. Under ss. 66.293 (5) and 103.49 (3g), Stats., and the current s. DWD 290.155, Wis. Adm. Code, the state prevailing wage rate laws do not apply to any “single-trade public works project" (a project involving the employment of only one trade) whose estimated cost is below $32,000, and it does not apply to any “multi-trade public works project" whose estimated cost is below $160,000.
Under ss. 66.293 (5) and 103.49 (3g), Stats., and s. DWD 290.15, the Department is required to adjust the dollar amounts of the threshold limits each year, in proportion to any change in construction costs since the limits were last determined. The proposed rule changes the threshold limits to $33,000 for single-trade projects and $164,000 for multi-trade projects, based on a 2.6% increase in the construction cost index between November 1997 and December 1998.
Text of Rule
SECTION 1. DWD 290.155 is amended to read:
DWD 290.155 This chapter does not apply to any single-trade public works project for which the estimated cost of completion is below $32,000 $33,000, and any multi-trade public works project for which the estimated cost of completion is below $160,000 $164,000.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rule does not affect small business.
Fiscal Estimate
Under the proposed rule, a state or local government with a public works project that costs more than $32,000 but less than $33,000 for a single-trade project or more than $160,000 but less than $164,000 for a multi-trade project will not be covered by the prevailing wage requirement.
Written Comments
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearings and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing. Persons unable to attend the hearing or those who wish to supplement their hearing testimony may submit written comments no later than February 19, 1999. Written comments will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearings. Written comments may be submitted to:
Elaine Pridgen
Department of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 7946
Madison, WI 53708
Call (608) 267-9403 for questions on internal processing of the rule.
Contact Information
For substantive questions concerning the proposed rule, call:
Gary Shealy
Construction Wage Standards Section Chief
Telephone (608) 266-3193
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(CR 98-97):
Chs. ATCP 102 and 105 - Relating to motor vehicle fuel pricing.
Financial Institutions (Savings Banks, Savings & Loans)
(CR 98-137):
SS. DFI-SB 1.03 and 15.01 and DFI-SL 1.03 and 15.01 - Relating to codifying a policy authorizing savings banks and savings and loan associations to invest in limited liability companies.
SS. NR 25.02, 25.06 and 25.09 - Relating to commercial fishing for alewife and smelt on Lake Michigan and Green Bay.
SS. NR 10.104 (4) (b) and 10.28 (map) - Relating to deer management units 73C (Iowa and Grant counties) and 75 (Iowa and Lafayette counties).
S. NR 50.23 - Relating to wildlife abatement and control grants for urban communities.
SS. Tax 2.39 (3) (a) (intro.) and 2.395 - Relating to the use of an alternative apportionment method.
SS. TCS 6.05, 7.03 and 8.06 and ch. TCS 9 - Relating to procurement policies and procedures; district budget, audit and finance; contracts for services; and district reporting of student participation in compulsory school attendance, post-secondary options and technical preparation programs.
S. Trans 510.05 - Relating to eligibility of Transportation Facilities Economic Assistance and Development program (TEA) projects.
Ch. Trans 31 - Relating to excursion permits on state-owned rail lines.
S. Trans 305.27 (3) (a) - Relating to vehicle restraining devices.
SS. Trans 300.16 and 300.54 - Relating to school bus equipment standards.
SS. Trans 200.01 and 200.055 - Relating to the location for placement of utility work signs.
S. Trans 101.02 (1) (c) and (d) - Relating to demerit point assessment for operating after suspension and revocation offenses.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
