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S.J.R. 10

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JOINT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE

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EXPANSION OF CORRECTIONAL

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FACILITIES IN UINTAH COUNTY

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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House Sponsor: John G. Mathis

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This joint resolution of the Legislature supports jail expansion in Uintah County
             12      through a contract with the Utah Department of Corrections.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This resolution:
             15          .    supports Uintah County's expansion of its correctional facilities by means of a
             16      contract between the county and the Utah Department of Corrections.
             17      Special Clauses:
             18          None
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             20      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             21          WHEREAS, counties contract with the Department of Corrections to provide prison
             22      bed space for state prisoners;
             23          WHEREAS, this contracting arrangement has proved beneficial to both the state and
             24      the counties and saved taxpayers from the burden of building new state correctional facilities
             25      while at the same time assisting counties to meet their own correctional space needs;
             26          WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 64-13e-103 , the Department of Corrections
             27      may enter into a contract with a county to house state inmates in a county or other correctional


             28      facility only if the Legislature has previously passed a joint resolution that includes the
             29      approximate number of beds to be contracted, the final state daily incarceration rate, the
             30      approximate amount of the county's long-term debt, and the repayment time of the debt for the
             31      facility where the inmates are to be housed;
             32          WHEREAS, the approximate number of additional beds to be contracted in Uintah
             33      County is 216;
             34          WHEREAS, Uintah County's average daily rate the department will pay the county per
             35      inmate, as determined under Subsection 64-13e-104 (2), is currently $45 per day;
             36          WHEREAS, Uintah County estimates the expansion cost at $49,200,000 and plans to
             37      finance the full amount with 30-year bonds; and
             38          WHEREAS, contracting with the Utah Department of Corrections for additional prison
             39      bed space would greatly assist the state and Uintah County's efforts to have sufficient capacity
             40      to house its prison populations:
             41          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             42      supports the expansion of correctional facilities in Uintah County as beneficial to both the state
             43      and to Uintah County.
             44          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Uintah
             45      County Commission and to the Utah Department of Corrections.




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    as of 1-27-10 2:18 PM


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