Public Works Job Program Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Publics Works Job Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to city and county governments to pay the costs of construction, rehabilitation, renovation, repair, and improvement of local public works. Prohibits the use of such Federal payments for the acquisition of any interest in real property, or for paying maintenance costs for projects constructed under this Act. Requires interested city and county governments to submit a grant application to the Secretary. Specifies eligibility criteria for city and county governments. Requires grant applicants to meet conditions imposed by the Secretary to ensure that: (1) matching local funds will be expended; (2) such funds will be used only for eligible projects; (3) such funds will be used only for projects which, without such funds, would not be completed within 24 months; (4) at least 50 percent of such funds will be expended for employment of unemployed individuals; (5) at least 30 percent of the funds used to employ the unemployed shall be used to employ individuals between the ages of 16 and 25; (6) any project carried out with such funds will be performed by contract awarded by competitive bidding; (7) no cur…