1. (1)

   1. (a) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, by order, shall establish a fee to be paid by the public agency that awards a public works contract subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. The commissioner shall use the fee to pay the costs of:

      1. (A) Surveys to determine the prevailing rates of wage;
      2. (B) Administering and providing investigations under and enforcement of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870; and
      3. (C) Providing educational programs on public contracting law under the Public Contracting Code.
   2. (b) The commissioner shall establish the fee at 0.1 percent of the contract price. However, in no event may a fee be charged and collected that is less than $250 or more than $7,500.
2. (2) The commissioner shall pay moneys received under this section into the State Treasury. The moneys shall be credited to the Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account created by ORS 651.185.
3. (3) The public agency shall pay the fee at the time the public agency notifies the commissioner under ORS 279C.835 a contract subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 has been awarded.

[2003 c.794 §178; 2007 c.844 §7; 2009 c.161 §1; 2009 c.788 §1]