Infrastructure construction jobs produced by the current stimulus legislation will largely go to workers with previous construction experience.

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Mr Bohlen, the institute's chief technical officer, said that the UAE has passed new legislation banning the use of flammable facades, but it only applies to new building construction.

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B, pass legislation proposed by the President that would put teachers, firefighters, policemen, construction workers back on the job, and grow the economy and add a million jobs to the bottom line.

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"The results of our survey show that this legislation triggers a boatload of unintended consequences that would be toughest on small businesses and nonprofits, the beleaguered construction industry, and could threaten the jobs of the most vulnerable employees who are its supposed beneficiaries, " said Kathryn Wylde, the partnership's president.

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The resolution calls on Congress to include legislation that provides incentives for energy efficiency in the design and renovation of schools as it secures funding for new school construction and renovation.

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