‘Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1302-A is enacted to read:
§ 1302-A. Insurance coverage posted on public construction projects
1. List of contractors. At the onset of work on any construction project undertaken by the State, the University of Maine System or the Maine Community College System, the general contractor or designated project construction manager, if any, shall provide to the contracting agency a list of all subcontractors and independent contractors on the job site and a record of the entity to whom that subcontractor or independent contractor is directly contracted and by whom that subcontractor or independent contractor is insured for workers' compensation purposes. The list must be posted on the contracting agency's publicly accessible website and updated as needed.
2. Minimum standards. This section provides minimum disclosure standards regarding subcontractors and does not preclude the contracting agency from setting more rigorous standards for construction work under its jurisdiction.
3. Noncompliance. If the general contractor or designated project construction manager has failed to provide the contracting agency with the information required by subsection 1, that person is subject to forfeiture in accordance with section 1312.
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1312, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 181, §3, is further amended to read:
1. Violation by contractor or subcontractor. Except as provided in section 1308, subsection 1-A, any contractor or subcontractor who willfully and knowingly violates section 1302-A or sections 1304 to 1313 is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $250.’