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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§6708 Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 80— - PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS › § 6708

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Projects that get money from the Secretary under this chapter must pay every laborer and mechanic at least the wage rates common for similar local construction, as set by the Secretary of Labor under sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary must not give funding until getting adequate assurance that these wage rules will be followed, and the Secretary of Labor has the authority and duties in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of title 40.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6708

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

All laborers and mechanics employed on projects assisted by the Secretary under this chapter shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary shall not extend any financial assistance under this chapter for such project without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this provision, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267), and section 3145 of title 40.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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, “section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40” substituted for “the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a–5)” and “section 3145 of title 40” substituted for “section 2 of the Act of
June 13, 1964, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c)”, meaning section 2 of the Act of
June 13, 1934, 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.

Amendments

1977—Pub. L. 95–28 substituted “All laborers and mechanics employed” for “All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors”.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6708

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73