S.Amdt. 6083

SA 6083. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Gallego, Mr.
Kelly, and Mr. Kaine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10___. RESPECT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Respect for Local Communities Act''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate local government officials.--The term
``appropriate local government officials'' means--
(A) the mayor, county executive, or equivalent elected
official of the town, city, county or other local
jurisdiction in which a new processing facility or detention
center will be located; and
(B) a majority of the town council, city council, county
council, county commission, or equivalent legislative
authority in which a new processing facility or detention
center will be located.
(2) New processing site or detention center.--The term
``new processing site or detention center'' means any
facility operated by, or pursuant to a contract with, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including any facility
designed under the Detention Reengineering Initiative, that,
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
will be used to temporarily hold persons pending the
resolution or completion of immigration removal operations or
processes.
(c) Requirements for New ICE Processing Sites and Detention
Centers.--The Department of Homeland Security or any other
Federal agency may not initiate the construction,
acquisition, renovation, or operation of, or otherwise
acquire an interest in real property to be used as, a new
processing site or detention center for U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement until--
(1) the relevant Federal agency issues a public notice in
the Federal Register that--
(A) is open for public comments for a period lasting at
least 30 days;
(B) describes the scope of the construction, acquisition,
renovation, or operation;
(C) includes information regarding such agency's due
diligence process, which shall explain how such agency will
comply with--
(i) Federal guidance and standards related to immigration
detention; and
(ii) applicable environmental regulations;
(D) includes any other information or documentation
relevant to such new processing site or detention center; and
(E) includes an economic impact analysis and an engineering
review that addresses the site or center's waste exportation,
water usage, and electrical demand;
(2) after the conclusion of the public comment period, the
head of the relevant Federal agency--
(A) considers and responds to significant comments received
in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5,
United States Code; and
(B) enters into a signed, written agreement with
appropriate local government officials and the Governor of
the State in which such processing site or detention center
will be located that authorizes such construction,
acquisition, renovation, or operation, as applicable; and
(3) at least 30 days has elapsed since the head of the
relevant Federal agency submitted a report to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate,
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and

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the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives regarding such planned construction,
acquisition, renovation, or operation that includes a fully
executed copy of the agreement described in paragraph (2).
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