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A new dedicated fund called the Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account would be created within the state's General Fund to hold money set aside specifically for expanding existing state prisons or building new ones. The account would be filled by legislative appropriations designated for prison capital construction costs, one-time budget savings that show up starting in the second year after a bill's passage when prison population growth turns out to cost less than initially estimated, interest and investment earnings on the account, and any other money lawmakers choose to add. Money in the account could only be spent by legislative appropriation, and only for expanding or constructing state correctional facilities.