Requires public entities to enter into project labor agreements in certain public works projects at or above $3 million.

This bill (A 3970) requires New Jersey public entities (like state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts) to include project labor agreements for public construction projects costing $3 million or more. A project labor agreement is a pre-hire agreement between a public entity and labor organizations covering terms like wages and safety for a specific project. The bill lowers the cost threshold from $5 million (under current law) to $3 million, mandating that public entities either negotiate such agreements directly or require contractors to do so. This affects all large public construction projects subject to New Jersey's prevailing wage law.