A. The requirements of the Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act do not apply to public construction contracts executed before November 1, 2012.
B. The Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act does not:
1. Prohibit employers or other parties from entering into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C., Sections 151 to 169;
2. Interfere with labor relations of parties that are protected under the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C., Sections 151 to 169; or
3. Prohibit a public agency from awarding a public contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit to a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor who enters into or who is party to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization, if being or becoming a party or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization is not a condition for award of the public contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit, and if the public agency does not discriminate against a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor in the awarding of that grant, tax abatement, or tax credit based upon the status as being or becoming, or the willingness or refusal to become, a party to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 145, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.