PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Attorney General must push grant programs funded by this Act to use cheaper ways to build, change, expand, and run facilities. He or she must also work to cut administrative and overhead costs and promote the use of extra federal property. The Attorney General can study whether using modular, prefabricated, precast, or pre‑engineered parts and designs is cost‑effective and useful for housing nonviolent criminals.

Title 34, §12122

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(a)In general

In the administration of each grant program funded by appropriations authorized by this Act or by an amendment made by this Act, the Attorney General shall encourage—

(1)innovative methods for the low-cost construction of facilities to be constructed, converted, or expanded and the low-cost operation of such facilities and the reduction of administrative costs and overhead expenses; and

(2)the use of surplus Federal property.

(b)Assessment of construction components and designs

The Attorney General may make an assessment of the cost efficiency and utility of using modular, prefabricated, precast, and pre-engineered construction components and designs for housing nonviolent criminals.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 103–322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796, known as the Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement

Act of 1994. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1994 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13722 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§12122 Efficiency in Law Enforcement and Corrections