Supporters of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act believe an estimated 140,000 new jobs could be generated in Nevada over the next decade.
At an AFL-CIO town hall Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee told union members the bill won’t just create employment but also implement penalties and incentives on projects to ensure fair and prevailing wages are offered.
“We can do all the regulations we want when it comes to fair labor standards,” she said. “Unless (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and the (National) Labor Relations Board are equipped with the teeth to enforce those, it really doesn’t have an impact. Corporations can just say, ‘You know it’s not that big of a deal because the money saved by not complying far outweighs what it will cost.”
The $1.2 trillion bill, which received bipartisan support in the House and Senate before being signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, makes historic investments in physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, airport, broadband, drought resilience and wildfire protection.
Nevada is expected to receive about $4 billion, which includes $2.5 billion in federal-aid highway apportioned funding, $459 million for public transportation and $225 million for bridge replacement.
The state could see 140,000 new jobs with new funding to repair and modernize the state’s infrastructure, said Susie Martinez, the executive secretary-treasurer of the Nevada State AFL-CIO.
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