KRS 441.610: Legislative intent -- Additional and alternative nature.

(1) KRS 441.625 to 441.695 is intended solely to provide an additional and alternative

method of constructing, reconstructing, improving, or repairing and financing jails

and appurtenant facilities for any local government in this state to the end that such

projects expedite the provision of safe and proper facilities by a local government

for the incarceration of prisoners as defined by KRS 441.005. Nothing in KRS

441.625 to 441.695 shall be construed as prohibiting a local government from

providing for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair and financing

of a jail and appurtenant facilities as may be otherwise provided by law.

(2) Nothing in KRS 441.625 to 441.695 shall be construed as prohibiting two (2) or

more local governments from entering into a cooperative agreement for the purpose

of participating with the authority in providing for the construction, reconstruction,

improvement, or repair and financing of a jail and appurtenant facilities for the use

and benefit of all local government s agreeing to the cooperative undertaking, but

the authority shall determine the number and location of regional jails and regional

detention centers, as authorized by KRS 441.625.

(3) Subsection (2) of this section is intended solely as an alternative met hod to KRS

65.210 to 65.300.