Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Special Conditions -- Standard Prevailing Rate of Wages
18-2-425. Prohibition -- project labor agreement

18-2-425. Prohibition -- project labor agreement. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state or any political subdivision that contracts for the construction, maintenance, repair, or improvement of public works may not require that a contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier or carrier engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair, or improvement of public works execute or otherwise become a party to any project labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement, prehire agreement, or other agreement with employees, their representatives, or any labor organization as a condition of bidding, negotiating, being awarded, or performing work on a public works contract.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "public works" means:
(a) a building, road, street, sewer, storm drain, water system, irrigation system, reclamation project, or other facility owned or to be contracted for by the state or a political subdivision and that is paid for in whole or in part with tax revenue paid by residents of the state; or
(b) any other construction service or nonconstruction service as defined in 18-2-401.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 540, L. 1999.

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