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estate or easements and other property and rights to be taken
may not vest in the jail authority until payment to the owner of
the amount awarded for the taking or, if the payment is refused
upon tender, until tender is made to the owner. The amount
awarded must be escrowed at interest for the benefit of the
owner, pending final determination of the amount to which the
owner is entitled.

 
§1906.__Rules

 
The directors may adopt rules to regulate the corrections
activities within the jail authority consistent with the
provisions of the operating and governance agreement.__Rules
adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

 
§1907.__Setting fees and other charges

 
The directors may establish and adjust a structure for fees,
including penalty charges, for correction services on behalf
of or under contract with, the jail authority.

 
§1908.__Annual audit

 
Each year an audit must be made of the accounts of the jail
authority, and for this purpose authorized agents of a
certified public accounting firm appointed by the directors
have access to all necessary papers, books and records. Upon
the completion of each audit, a report must be made to the
chair of the jail authority board of directors and a copy must
be sent to the commissioners of each county.__The audit must
be completed within 60 days of the end of the authority's
fiscal year.

 
§1909.__Surplus revenues

 
If, at the end of any fiscal year, the jail authority has
realized a surplus from operations for the fiscal year after
payment of or provision for all current expenses, current
maintenance, repairs and replacements, current debt service on
all outstanding bonds and notes of the jail authority, all
reserves for debt service, repairs and replacements, costs or
current expenses as may be required by a trust agreement or
resolution securing bonds or notes or as may otherwise be
maintained by the jail authority, and any other amounts that
the jail authority may be obligated by law or contract to pay
or provide for, the jail authority may:

 
1.__Reduction in charges.__Apply the surplus in the
following fiscal year to a reduction in the rates, fees, rents
or


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