H.J.R. 17
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8 General Description:
9 This joint resolution of the Legislature supports contracting for beds for state inmates at
10 correctional facilities in the counties of Tooele, Weber, Davis, Iron, Kane, Emery,
11 Grand, and Garfield.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 . supports jail expansion as beneficial to both the state and the counties through a
15 contract with the Utah Department of Corrections; and
16 . approves contracting for beds dedicated to housing state inmates in the counties of
17 Tooele, Weber, Davis, Iron, Kane, Emery, Grand, and Garfield.
18 Special Clauses:
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21 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22 WHEREAS, counties in Utah contract with the Utah Department of Corrections to
23 provide prison bed space for state prisoners;
24 WHEREAS, this contracting arrangement has proved beneficial to both the state and
25 the counties and saved taxpayers from the burden of building new state correctional facilities
26 while, at the same time, assisting counties to meet their own correctional space needs;
27 WHEREAS, in accordance with Utah Code Annotated Subsection 64-13e-103 (6), the
28 Utah Department of Corrections may not enter into a contract with a county to house state
29 inmates unless the Legislature has previously passed a joint resolution that includes the
30 approximate number of beds to be contracted, the final state daily incarceration rate, the
31 approximate amount of a county's long-term debt, and the repayment time of the debt for the
32 facility where the inmates are to be housed;
33 WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Corrections is prepared to contract for:
34 1. 100 beds in Tooele County
35 2. 100 beds, in addition to the current 150 beds, in Weber County
36 3. 30 beds, in addition to the current 100 beds, in Davis County
37 4. 25 beds, in addition to the current 10 beds, in Iron County
38 5. 6 beds, in addition to the current 160 beds, in Kane County
39 6. 10 beds in Emery County
40 7. 10 beds, in addition to the current 10 beds, in Grand County
41 8. 4 beds, in addition to the current 92 beds, in Garfield County;
42 WHEREAS, the state daily incarceration rate that the department will pay the county
43 per inmate is currently $46.85 per day;
44 WHEREAS, the debt on the facilities that would house the inmates, and the payment
45 time on the debt, is:
46 1. $25 million for 28 years in Tooele County
47 2. $6.6 million for 4 years in Weber County
48 3. $19 million for 11 years in Davis County
49 4. no facility debt in Iron County
50 5. $18 million for 37 years in Kane County
51 6. no facility debt in Emery County
52 7. no facility debt in Grand County
53 8. $49,000 for 7 years in Garfield County;
54 WHEREAS, these counties have sufficient existing facilities and beds to accommodate
55 state inmates and have met the requirements of Utah Code Annotated Subsection
56 64-13e-103 (6); and
57 WHEREAS, contracting with the Utah Department of Corrections for additional
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58 bed space would greatly assist the state in addressing projected bed space and treatment needs,
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60 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
61 supports contracting for beds in jail facilities in the counties of Tooele, Weber, Davis, Iron,
62 Kane, Emery, Grand, and Garfield in the amounts specified in this resolution.
63 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Tooele,
64 Weber, Davis, Iron, Kane, Emery, Grand, and Garfield County Commissions and the Utah
65 Department of Corrections.
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-5-14 4:20 PM