(a) As used in this section, “project labor agreement” means an agreement between a subcontractor or contractor and a cannabis establishment that: (1) Binds all contractors and subcontractors on the covered project to the project labor agreement through the inclusion of specifications in all relevant solicitation provisions and contract documents; (2) allows all contractors and subcontractors to compete for contracts and subcontracts on the project without regard to whether they are otherwise parties to collective bargaining agreements; (3) establishes uniform terms and conditions of employment for all construction labor employed on the projects; (4) guarantees against strikes, lockouts and similar job disruptions; (5) sets forth mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the project labor agreement; and (6) includes any other provisions as negotiated by the parties to promote successful delivery of the covered project; and “employee organization” means any lawful association, labor organization, federation or council having as a primary purpose the improvement of wages, hours and other conditions of employment for employees of cannabis establishments.

(b) A project for the construction or renovation of any facility for the operation of a cannabis establishment in an amount of five million dollars or greater shall be the subject of a project labor agreement between the contractors and subcontractors of such project and the cannabis establishment. A contractor, subcontractor or employee organization may enforce the provisions of this section or seek remedies for noncompliance with a project labor agreement entered into under this section by commencing a civil action in the Superior Court in the judicial district where the cannabis establishment project is located. The court, after hearing, may order penalties of not more than ten thousand dollars per day for each violation of the project labor agreement by the cannabis establishment. A failure of a cannabis establishment to comply with the provisions of this section shall not be the basis for any administrative action by the Department of Consumer Protection.