1. (a) Each contractor entering a bid for a public works project of a watershed development commission must provide the watershed development commission with information on:

   1. (1) the number of residents of Indiana who will be employed by the contractor; and
   2. (2) the number of residents of Indiana who will be employed by any subcontractor of the contractor.

2. (b) The goal for a contract awarded by a watershed development commission for a public works project is to award the contract to a contractor that:

   1. (1) employs residents of Indiana as at least ninety percent (90%) of the employees who work on the contract; and
   2. (2) enters into subcontracts only with subcontractors who employ residents of Indiana as at least ninety percent (90%) of the employees who work on the subcontract.

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13.