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§14701 Applicable Labor Standards
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 147— MISCELLANEOUS › § 14701
Summary
Laborers and mechanics on federal construction must be paid at least the local prevailing wage. The Secretary of Labor sets those rates under 3141–3144, 3146–3147 and has authority under Reorg. Plan No. 14 (May 24, 1950) and 3145.
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Title 40, §14701
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All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of projects, buildings, and works which are financially assisted through federal amounts authorized under this subtitle shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as the Secretary of Labor determines in accordance with section 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of this title. With respect to those labor standards, the Secretary has the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of this title.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1470140 App.:402.Pub. L. 89–4, title IV, § 402, Mar. 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 21. The reference to 40:276(c) should be to 40:276c, restated as section 3145 of the revised title.
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Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in text, is Reorg. Plan No. 14 of 1950, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3176, 64 Stat. 1267, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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40 U.S.C. § 14701
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Apr 5, 2026
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