California Labor Code

§ 1720

LAB § 1720 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2 · Part 7 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)As used in this chapter, “public works” means all of the following:

(1)Construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of public funds, except work done directly by a public utility company pursuant to order of the Public Utilities Commission or other public authority. For purposes of this paragraph, “construction” includes work performed during the design, site assessment, feasibility study, and other preconstruction phases of construction, including, but not limited to, inspection and land surveying work, regardless of whether any further construction work is conducted, and work performed during the postconstruction phases of construction, including, but not limited to, all cleanup work at the jobsite. For purposes of this paragraph, “installation” includes, but is not limited to, the assembly and disassembly of freestanding and affixed modular office systems.

(2)Work done for irrigation, utility, reclamation, and improvement districts, and other districts of this type. “Public works” does not include the operation of the irrigation or drainage system of an irrigation or reclamation district, except as used in Section 1778 relating to retaining wages.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 346, Sec. 1. (AB 2231) Effective January 1, 2021.