HB313 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve ClouseRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Prisons, Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act, construction of new facilities provided for, Joint Legislative Prison Committee, reporting requirements increased, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, bonds authorized for prison facilities, construction agreements, renovating and demolishing existing prison facilities, proceeds on existing one mill tax, distribution further provided for, Secs. 14-2-1, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, 14-2-34, 38-4-12, 40-8-3 am'd.

Summary

Authorizes building four modern prisons, expands financing and management of prison facilities (including women's and regional facilities), and tightens funding oversight for prison construction.

What This Bill Does

It would let the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority issue up to $800 million in bonds with no fixed maturity date beyond 30 years to fund the construction of women’s and regional prison facilities, renovations, and demolition of obsolete ones. It would allow various construction methods, including design-build, construction management at risk, and public-private partnerships, with procurement procedures developed by the Division of Construction Management. It would pledge the net proceeds of the one-mill tax to secure bond payments and modify how that tax is allocated to support debt service, and require increased reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee on plans to demolish or dispose of existing facilities. It would also authorize disposal of unused prison property, with sale proceeds used to fund facilities or debt service, and require oversight of these activities. Additionally, it would empower the Authority to secure bonds with rents, Kilby property proceeds, insurance, and mortgages, and to solicit bids and manage property sales to maximize value.

Who It Affects

• Inmates and corrections staff: expected improvements in overcrowding, safety conditions for officers, and expanded inmate re-entry programs due to new and renovated facilities.
• Taxpayers and state finances/property owners: potential impact from using the one-mill tax to back bonds and from the disposal or sale of state prison properties, with proceeds directed toward facilities or debt service.

Key Provisions

• authorize ACIFA to issue up to $800 million in bonds with no specified maturity date later than 30 years to fund construction of women's and regional facilities, renovations, and demolition of obsolete facilities.
• allow the use of design-build, construction management at risk, and public-private partnerships for facility construction, with procurement procedures developed by the Division of Construction Management.
• pledge net proceeds of the one-mill tax to secure bond payments and amend how the tax is applied and prioritized to support debt service.
• authorize disposal of property not required for Corrections purposes, with sale proceeds used to fund facilities or pay debt, and require reporting on demolition/disposal plans.
• require increased reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee on plans to demolish or dispose of existing facilities, and empower the Authority to secure bonds with rents, Kilby property proceeds, insurance proceeds, and mortgages as security.

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Subjects

Prisons and Prisoners