Title

Public Works Employment Act of 1977

Document Type

Article

Comments

Entry in: Affirmative action : an encyclopedia / edited by James A. Beckman -- Greenwood Press, 2004. Pages 693-695.
ISBN: 1573565199 (set : alk. paper); 0313330239 (vol. 1 : alk. paper); 0313330247 (vol. 2 : alk. paper); National Library: 012277831 LCCN: 2003-64257

Abstract

The Public Works Employment Act of 1977 authorized $4 billion in grants for local public works projects and required that 10 percent of the dollar volume of each grant be expended on materials and supplies from minority business enterprises (MBEs)...

Dietrich , John W., "Public Works Employment Act of 1977" (2004). History and Social Sciences Book Publications. Paper 45.
http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/hist_book/45