§353-16.37  Community partnering. Regardless of the method for funding new prison facilities, the department ofpublic safety shall develop and implement a community partnering process to beincorporated into the request for proposal; this partnering process shallinclude a community hearing for the purpose of soliciting community input. Further, a community benefit and enhancement package shall be developed by thedepartment and the affected community to mitigate the negative aspects ofbuilding a correctional facility in the community.  The benefit and enhancementpackage may include but is not limited to:

(1)  Infrastructure improvements;

(2)  Job training programs or improvements to schoolsand health care facilities;

(3)  Social programs; and

(4)  Other government functions. [L 1998, c 227, pt of§5; am L 1999, c 134, §4]