Legislation giving state lawmakers more say over another Winter Games in Utah is expected to be considered by the full House in front of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials after Tuesday's committee approval.
, sponsored by Rep. Jon Hawkins, R-Pleasant Grove, were passed out of the House Government Operations Committee. Hawkins scheduled a floor vote for Thursday morning at 10:15 a.m., during a visit by the Colorado Springs-based United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.as the privately funded bid committee continues to await a decision now anticipated some time next year from the International Olympic Committee about who'll host the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games.
"It will be the Salt Lake City, Utah, Games," Hawkins said, adding Cox has the power to "negotiate with the IOC unilaterally. What this does is allow us as the body that controls the purse to be involved in that process to make sure the state has clarity on what's happening."The committee's chairman, Rep. Calvin Musselman, R-West Haven, asked if the legislation could be seen as "somewhat of a check and balance between the Legislature and the governor.
"It's really a question as to whether or not we as the Legislature would want to take the risk of hosting the Games. That's the real question," Musselman said, noting that even with insurance, the state would be agreeing to step up for some amount of money if necessary. Two committee members voted against passing the bill out favorably: Vice Chairman Val Peterson, R-Orem, who questioned the lack of a fiscal note, and Rep. Norm Thurston, R-Provo, who had concerns about the need for a new committee to oversee the Olympics.
While he has said previously the committee is intended only to have the ability to advise Olympic bidders and organizers, Hawkins noted the six lawmakers selected to serve on it would be able to recommend future legislation.
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