Effective January 1, 2006, Senate Bill 477, passed by the 2005 Legislature, requires that the higher of either the state prevailing wage rates or federal Davis-Bacon rates be paid to workers on projects in Oregon subject to both the state PWR law and federal Davis-Bacon Act. SB 477 further requires the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries to compare state and federal rates for each occupation in each locality in the state, and publish and make available information showing which rate is higher for each occupation.
The bureau publishes two rates publications (and amendments to both):
