Okla. Stat. tit. 61, § 61-86
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Applicability of act
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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