| This bill proposes to establish the Regional County |
| Corrections Construction Authority, a state entity that would |
| be authorized to issue bonds for the construction of regional |
| county corrections facilities. It would be governed by a |
| board of directors consisting of county, state and municipal |
| representatives appointed by the Governor. The board would be |
| required to establish financial incentives to counties that |
| demonstrate a need for new correctional facilities and that |
| also demonstrate that they have made full use of |
| nonincarceration alternatives such as electronic monitoring |
| and other community-based programs. |
