Sec. 2-247. Definitions
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-247 (2026)
Sec. 2-247. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Apprentice means a person at least sixteen (16) years of age who has entered into a written agreement with an employer or his agent, an association of employers or an organization of employees, or a joint committee representing both, which states the trade, craft, or occupation which the apprentice is to be taught and the time at which the apprenticeship begins and ends, and who is registered in a program of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council or the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor.
(b)
Board means the Wage Determination Board.
(c)
Construction includes all construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, painting and decorating, alteration, demolition, maintenance, rehabbing, resurfacing, pavement milling, mechanical systems service contracts or repair.
(d)
Locality means Prince George's County, Maryland.
(e)
Mechanical Systems Service Contracts means a contract for service of the following systems:
(1)
HVAC systems, including heating, ventilation, and cooling/air conditioning equipment; HVAC systems, including heating, ventilation, and cooling/air conditioning equipment; or
(2)
refrigeration systems; or
(3)
plumbing systems, including pipes, tanks, fittings, and other elements that control the water and gas supply, heating, and sanitation of a building; or
(4)
electrical systems, including any electrical power and overhead and underground lines, poles, transformers, and other related equipment; or
(5)
elevator systems, including escalators, moving walkways, and other related conveyances.
(f)
Prevailing hourly rate of wages, prevailing hourly wage rate, prevailing rate of wages, prevailing wage rate, prevailing hourly wage, prevailing wage, rate of wages, and wage rates include:
(1)
The basic hourly rate of pay; and
(2)
The amount of:
(A)
The rate of contribution irrevocably made by a contractor, subcontractor, or third person pursuant to a fund, plan, or program which provides for medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits or pensions on retirement, disability, or death, including any profit sharing plan which provides benefits at or after retirement, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the foregoing; for unemployment benefits, life insurance, or accident insurance; for vacation and holiday pay; for defraying costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs; or for other bona fide fringe benefits, but only if the contractor is not required by Federal, State, or local law to provide any of such benefits; and
(B)
The rate of costs to the contractor or subcontractor which may be reasonably anticipated in providing the fringe benefits specified in paragraph (2)(A) to workmen and apprentices pursuant to an enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program which is communicated in writing to the workmen and apprentices affected.
(g)
Public body means Prince George's County or any department, officer, board, commission, or agency of the County.
(h)
Public funds means any funds directly appropriated by the County.
(i)
Public works includes all buildings, bridges, dams, airports, highways, tunnels, roads, streets, alleys, ditches, sewers, sewage disposal plants, waterworks, land clearing, and excavation and all other structures or works, constructed for public use or benefit or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds, except work done by any public utility company subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission or other public authority, whether or not done under public supervision or direction or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds, unless let to contract. Public works also includes a mechanical systems service contract with a contract value in excess of the threshold amount codified at 41 U.S.C. 6702(A)(2), the McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended.
(j)
Workman means laborer, workman, and mechanic. High School students registered in work study programs approved by the Prince George's County Board of Education are exempt from the provisions of this Division.