Capital Construction and Employment Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Capital Construction and Employment Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and succeeding fiscal years to carry out this Act. Allocates such funds equally among the States whose Governors submit plans meeting specified requirements. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe a schedule for plan submission. Requires that funds under this Act be used only for wage and benefit payments to employees working on specified public works projects. Requires that, of those employed on any such project, at least: (1) 85 percent have been unemployed for at least the preceding ten weeks; and (2) 75 percent are residents of areas which had an average rate of unemployment of nine and one-half percent during the preceding 12 months. Requires that any project specified in the plan be: (1) for construction or reconstruction of a public facility important to the State economy or general welfare; and (2) in a location which will benefit residents of areas with an unemployment rate described above, through employing such residents and promoting economic growth in such area. Requires that funds under this Act be used to supplement, not supplant, funds from non-Federal sources for such proje…