,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bc1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,pappas 7for himself and ,ms4 
,goodlander7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit the ,department of         
,homeland ,security from constructing1  
acquiring1 renovating1 or operating any 
new processing site or detention center 
without providing a mechanism for public
 comments regarding such activity1      
entering into a signed1 written         
agreement with appropriate ,state and   
local officials1 and providing ,congress
 with advance notice of such activity4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,respect for ,local ,communities
 ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,appropriate local government      
officials ,the term appropriate local   
government officials means-- 7,a7 the   
mayor1 county executive1 or equivalent  
elected official of the town1 city1     

county or other local jurisdiction in   
which a new processing facility or      
detention center will be located2 and   
7,b7 a majority of the town council1    
city council1 county council1 county    
commission1 or equivalent legislative   
authority in which a new processing     
facility or detention center will be    
located4  7#b7 ,new processing site or  
detention center ,the term new          
processing site or detention center     
means any facility operated by1 or      
pursuant to a contract with1 ,u4,s4     
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
including any facility designed under   
the ,detention ,reengineering           
,initiative1 that1 beginning on or after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 will be used to temporarily hold       
persons pending the resolution or       
completion of immigration removal       
operations or processes4  #c4           
,requirements for new ,,ice processing  
sites and detention centers ,the        
,department of ,homeland ,security or   

any other ,federal agency may not       
initiate the construction1 acquisition1 
renovation1 or operation of1 or         
otherwise acquire an interest in real   
property to be used as1 a new processing
 site or detention center for ,u4,s4    
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
until-- 7#a7 the relevant ,federal      
agency issues a public notice in the    
,federal ,register that--  7,a7 is open 
for public comments for a period lasting
 at least #cj days2  7,b7 describes the 
scope of the construction1 acquisition1 
renovation1 or operation2  7,c7 includes
 information regarding such agency's due
 diligence process1 which shall explain 
how such agency will comply with-- 7i7  
,federal guidance and standards related 
to immigration detention2 and  7ii7     
applicable environmental regulations2   
7,d7 includes any other information or  
documentation relevant to such new      
processing site or detention center2 and
  7,e7 includes an economic impact      
analysis and an engineering review that 

addresses the site or center's waste    
exportation1 water usage1 and electrical
 demand2  7#b7 after the conclusion of  
the public comment period1 the head of  
the relevant ,federal agency--  7,a7    
considers and responds to significant   
comments received in accordance with    
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7    
enters into a signed1 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 construction1           
acquisition1 renovation1 or operation1  
as applicable2 and  7#c7 at least #cj   
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 ,senate1 the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate1 the     
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland    

,security of the ,house of              
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary of the ,house of         
,representatives regarding such planned 
construction1 acquisition1 renovation1  
or operation that includes a fully      
executed copy of the agreement described
 in paragraph 7#b74