§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]