Tennessee § 12-4-402 - Part definitions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-4-402 — Part definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-4-402. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commission” means the prevailing wage commission; “Highway contractor” means any contractor, subcontractor, person, firm, or corporation engaged in a state construction project for the purpose of building, rebuilding, locating, relocating, or repairing any public highway; “Prevailing wage” means the rate of pay as determined according to this part; “Public highway” means any street, road, highway, expressway, bridge, or viaduct, including an adjacent right-of-way, that is constructed or maintained by the state, or any municipality or political subdivision of the state, and that is funded in whole or in part with federal or state highway funds; “State contract” means any contractual agreement, written or oral, entered into by any person, firm or corporation with this state for the performance of work on a state highway construction project; and “State highway construction project” means any construction project for the purpose of building, rebuilding, locating, relocating, or repairing any public highway. Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-436; Acts 2013, ch. 280, § 2; 2015, ch. 68, §§ 1, 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2013, ch. 280, § 18 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2014.
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