[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2149 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2149

  To modify the project for replacement of Locks and Dams 52 and 53, 
 Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky, to provide a local resident 
                           hiring preference.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1993

  Mr. Barlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To modify the project for replacement of Locks and Dams 52 and 53, 
 Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky, to provide a local resident 
                           hiring preference.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROJECT MODIFICATION.

    (a) Local Hiring Preference.--The project for navigation, Lower 
Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky, authorized 
by section 3(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 
Stat. 4013), is modified to direct the Secretary of the Army to include 
in all contracts entered into for carrying out the project a provision 
requiring the contractor to ensure that preference in hiring for work 
under the contract is given to qualified persons who regularly reside 
in the area where the project is situated; except--
            (1) to the extent that qualified persons regularly residing 
        in the area are not available;
            (2) for the reasonable needs of the contractor or 
        subcontractor to employ supervisory or specially experienced 
        individuals necessary to assure execution of the contract; or
            (3) for the obligation of the contractor or subcontractor 
        to offer employment to present or former employees as the 
        result of a lawful collective bargaining agreement if the 
        number of such employees does not exceed 20 percent of the 
        total number of employees employed by the contractor or 
        subcontractor for purposes of carrying out work under the 
        contract.
    (b) Identification of Area; Residency Guidelines.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall identify the geographic 
boundaries of the area to which the preference applies and shall 
establish residency requirements or other guidelines for qualifying as 
a person who regularly resides in the area.
    (c) List of Available Positions.--Each contractor subject to 
subsection (a) applies shall be responsible for furnishing a list of 
all positions for which the contractor or a subcontractor may require 
laborers, mechanics, or other employees under the contract to the 
United States Employment Service office in the area in which the 
project described in subsection (a) is located. The contractor shall 
furnish the list to the appropriate office prior to initiating work 
under the contract and shall inform that office of any revisions to the 
list in a timely manner.
    (d) Contractor Reports.--
            (1) Dates of submission.--Each contractor subject to 
        subsection (a) shall submit calendar year quarterly reports to 
        the contracting officer of the Army Corps of Engineers by the 
        10th of the month following the end of each quarter of the 
        calendar year.
            (2) Contents.--The reports shall state the total number of 
        employees employed by the contractor or subcontractor for 
        carrying out work under the contract and shall state the number 
        of employees who regularly reside within commuting distance of 
        the site of the work. If the number of nonresident employees 
        employed by the contractor or any subcontractor exceeds 20 
        percent of the total number of employees employed by the 
        contractor or subcontractor, the contractor shall include a 
        statement in the report indicating what steps the contractor 
        has taken or plans to take to increase the number of resident 
        employees.

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