SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 956

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: JUNE 6, 1996

 

      The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 956.

      This bill appropriates $6,266,135.00 from the "Correctional Facilities Construction Fund of 1987" to the Department of Corrections to supplement funding in the amount of $1,686,650 appropriated under P.L.1991, c.282 for the construction of 75 beds in Bergen County under the County Assistance program. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Corrections to enter into an agreement with county officials regarding the terms and conditions upon which the county assistance would be provided and specifies that the terms and conditions shall include (1) the availability and use of a specific number of beds for prisoners remanded by the State, and (2) per diem rates favorable to the State in recognition of the State's contribution to the construction costs of the facility. Finally, the bill also appropriates such funds as may be necessary to pay the costs of issuing bonds.