Labor: hours and wages; prevailing wage; require on certain broadband service projects.

This bill expands the requirement for paying prevailing wages and fringe benefits to workers on specific broadband and energy facility projects in Michigan. It directly affects broadband developers, private and public contracting agents, and construction workers involved in building or maintaining high-speed internet infrastructure and large-scale solar, wind, or energy storage systems. The legislation defines these projects by their technical specifications, such as requiring broadband speeds over 200 kilobits per second and energy facilities with a capacity of at least 2 megawatts, while excluding projects funded by certain federal acts. By amending existing state law, the bill ensures that laborers on these designated projects receive wages comparable to those in the local construction industry.