H.J.R. 14

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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING BEAVER
2 COUNTIES EXPANSION OF CORRECTIONAL
3 FACILITY
4 2001 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Sponsor: Thomas V. Hatch
7 This joint resolution of the Legislature supports Beaver County's expansion of their
8 correctional facility capacity by contracting with the Utah Department of Corrections.
9 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
10 WHEREAS, counties contract with the Department of Corrections to provide prison bed
11 space for state prisoners;
12 WHEREAS, this contracting arrangement has proven beneficial to both the state and
13 counties and saved the taxpayers from the burden of building new state correctional facilities while
14 at the same time assisting counties to meet their own correctional space needs; and
15 WHEREAS, contracting with the Utah Department of Corrections for additional prison bed
16 space would greatly assist the state and Beaver County's efforts to have sufficient capacity to house
17 their prison populations:
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah supports
19 the Beaver County jail expansion as beneficial to both the state and Beaver County.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Beaver County
21 Commission and the Utah Department of Corrections.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-30-01 11:39 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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