Report Title:
Correctional Facilities; Proposed Site/Expansions; Public Notice
Description:
Requires notification and public comment on proposed sites for new or expansions of existing correctional facilities. (SD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
857 |
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TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 353-16.35, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§353-16.35[]] Development or expansion of in-state correctional facilities. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governor, with the assistance of the director, may negotiate with any person for the development of private in-state correctional facilities or public in-state turnkey correctional facilities[,] to reduce prison overcrowding[.]; provided that if an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement is required for a proposed site or for the expansion of an existing correctional facility under section 343-5, the governor shall accept public comments for a period of sixty days following public notification; provided further that the period for public comment may run concurrent to that of any review and public comment required under section 343-5.
(b) Any development proposal shall address the construction of the facility separate from the operation of the facility and shall consider and include:
(1) The percentage of low, medium, and high security inmates and the number of prison beds needed to incarcerate each of the foregoing classes of inmates;
(2) The facility's impact on existing infrastructure, and an assessment of improvements and additions that will be necessary;
(3) The facility's impact on available modes of transportation, including airports, roads, and highways; and
(4) A useful life costs analysis.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "useful life costs" means an economic evaluation that compares alternate building and operating methods and provides information on the design, construction methods, and materials to be used with respect to efficiency in building maintenance and facilities operation."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.