Existing law sets forth general provisions applicable to public works, including provisions requiring, with certain exceptions, the payment of prevailing wages for public works projects. (NRS 338.013-338.090) Section 2 of this bill makes a declaration of legislative intent finding that the payment of prevailing wages to workers employed by a contractor or subcontractor to perform construction work on projects awarded by a public utility relating to infrastructure for natural gas is necessary for the safety of the public and to ensure the highest quality of work on such projects. Section 3 of this bill requires a contractor or subcontractor who is awarded a contract for construction work on a significant natural gas infrastructure project by a public utility to comply with prevailing wage provisions applicable to public works, even if the construction work does not qualify as a public work. Section 3 also defines “public utility” and “significant natural gas infrastructure project” for the purposes of that section.