SECTION 1. Chapter 7C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 72 the following section:-

Section 73. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, a state agency or public agency shall not:

(1) study, plan, design, acquire, lease, search for sites, or construct new correctional facilities as defined in section 1 of chapter 125;

(2) expand the capacity of an existing correctional facility beyond its current design or rated capacity;

(3) convert any part of an existing or dormant correctional facility for the purpose of detention or incarceration, including to change or expand the populations incarcerated in that facility;

(4) renovate an existing or dormant correctional facility beyond requirements for maintenance or to comply with building code requirements; or

(5) repair an existing or dormant correctional facility for the purposes of expanding the facility or increasing its bed capacity.

SECTION 2. Section 73 of chapter 7C of the General Laws shall expire 5 years after the effective date of this act.