Bill > HF10

This bill amends Minnesota Statutes to require the use of a "skilled and trained workforce" for construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair, maintenance, or hazardous material handling work at petroleum refineries in Minnesota. The key provisions are: 1. Defines terms like "contractor," "registered apprenticeship program," and "skilled and trained workforce" to set the requirements for the types of workers that must be used. 2. Requires owners or operators of petroleum refineries to ensure that contractors and subcontractors use a skilled and trained workforce for applicable work at the refinery site, with a phased-in implementation schedule starting at 30% in 2024 and reaching 60% by 2026. 3. Provides exceptions for emergency situations and for refineries that have project labor agreements or collective bargaining agreements already requiring participation in registered apprenticeship programs. 4. Establishes penalties of $5,000 to $10,000 per violation for owners, operators, contractors, and subcontractors that fail to comply with the skilled and trained workforce requirements. 5. The effective date is January 1, 2024, and applies to new contracts as well as existing contracts that must be renegotiated by January 1, 2025 to comply.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0010&ssn=0&y=2023