2006 Utah Code - 64-13c-401 — Legislative approval of contracting.

     64-13c-401.   Legislative approval of contracting.
     (1) Except as provided under Subsection (2), the department may enter into a contract with a county government to house inmates only if the Legislature has previously passed a joint resolution which includes the following information regarding the proposed agreement:
     (a) the approximate number of beds to be contracted;
     (b) the county's average daily rate the department will pay the county per inmate, as determined under Title 64, Chapter 13c, Part 3, Reimbursement of Inmate Costs; and
     (c) the approximate amount of the county's long-term debt and the length of that debt for the facility where the inmates are to be housed.
     (2) The department may enter into a contract with a county government to house inmates without complying with the approval process in Subsection (1) only if the county facility is currently under construction or currently exists as of the effective date of this act.
     (3) Any resolution passed by the Legislature under Subsection (1) does not bind or obligate the Legislature or the department regarding the proposed contract.

Enacted by Chapter 230, 2001 General Session