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



(1)  Infrastructure improvements;



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



(3)  Social programs; and



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