{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-416","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3–416","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies:\n(1) to a project undertaken by an investor–owned electric company or gas and electric company that:\n(i) involves the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of any electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities; and\n(ii) is funded by federal funds to meet the State’s policy goals for electric system planning under Title 7, Subtitle 8 of the Public Utilities Article, including funds made available under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or the federal Inflation Reduction Act; and\n(2) only to the portion of the project supported by the federal funds.\n(b) An investor–owned electric company or gas and electric company shall require a contractor or subcontractor on a project described in subsection (a) of this section to:\n(1) pay the area prevailing wage for each trade employed, including wages and fringe benefits;\n(2) offer health care and retirement benefits to the employees working on the project;\n(3) participate in an apprenticeship program registered with the State for each trade employed on the project;\n(4) establish and execute a plan for outreach, recruitment, and retention of State residents to perform work on the project, with an aspirational goal of 25% of total work hours performed by Maryland residents, including residents who are:\n(i) returning citizens;\n(ii) women;\n(iii) minority individuals; or\n(iv) veterans;\n(5) have been in compliance with federal and State wage and hour laws for the previous 3 years;\n(6) be subject to all State reporting and compliance requirements; and\n(7) maintain all appropriate licenses in good standing.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=3-416","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"bac990a749d46b023a5208f6a54de09686fd0f566e5e2f890cfe42bea4d794ad","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-415","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-3-418"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}