3420

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 840

(i) [The] THE basic hourly rate of pay; and
(ii) [The] THE amount of:

1.   [The] 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

2.   [The] THE rate of costs to the
contractor or subcontractor which may be reasonably anticipated
in providing the fringe benefits specified in paragraph (ii)l. 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.

(f)  "Workman" means laborer, workman, and mechanic.

(g)  "Apprentice" means a person at least 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.

(h) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department
of Labor and Industry or his duly authorized deputy or
representative.

(i) "Weighted average rate" for each classification in a
locality means the rate obtained by:

(1)  Adding the products obtained by multiplying each
hourly rate paid to workers in the classification by the number
of workers receiving that rate; and

(2)  Dividing that sum by the total number of workers
in the classification.

(j) "Locality" means either the county or Baltimore City in
which the work is to be performed. If the public work is located
within 2 or more counties, or a county and Baltimore City, the