Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §13070-J, sub-§§2-A and 2-B are enacted to read:

2-A.__Wage and benefit standards.__Each recipient of an economic development incentive described in subsection 1, paragraph D must comply with the following wage and benefit standards.

A.__For an economic development incentive described in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (1), (3), (5) or (6), the recipient must:

(1)__Certify upon application for or upon renewal of benefits under the economic development incentive that every employee of the recipient receives a living wage and that the recipient is in compliance with all federal, state and local laws.__For purposes of this subsection, "living wage" means a wage, calculated on a calendar-year basis, that is greater than the average annual per capita income in the labor market area in which the employee of the job is employed;

(2)__Pay a living wage to every employee of the recipient.__This paragraph does not apply if the economic development incentive received is pursuant to Title 36, chapter 915 and the recipient does not qualify for more than $10,000 in a year from that economic development incentive;

(3)__Demonstrate that every employee of a recipient of an economic development incentive is covered by a retirement program subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code, Sections 1001 to 1461, as amended; receives group health insurance of which the recipient of the economic development incentive pays at least 50% of the premiums; and receives a living wage; and

(4)__Comply with all federal, state and local laws.

B.__For an economic development incentive described in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (2), (4) or (7), the recipient must provide the same wages and benefits to all employees that the recipient provides to qualified employees.

An agency administering an economic development incentive described in subsection 1, paragraph D may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to