H.B. 560
LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
6 Approved for Filing: E.A. Evans 6
6 02-23-23 12:47 PM 6
H.B. 560
1 OLYMPIC PUBLIC FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
2 2023 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Brett Garner
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
6
7LONG TITLE
8General Description:
9 This bill addresses the use of public money by certain entities involved with the
10Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
11Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 <defines terms; and
14 <requires the governor to ensure terms regarding the use of public money are
15included in agreements concerning the state's hosting of the Olympic and
16Paralympic Winter Games.
17Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21Utah Code Sections Affected:
22ENACTS:
23 63G-28-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24 63G-28-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
25
26Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 63G-28-101 is enacted to read:
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28 CHAPTER 28. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES ACT
29 Part 1. General Provisions
30 63G-28-101. Definitions.
31 As used in this chapter:
32 (1) "Games" means the 2030 or 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
33 (2) "Host agreement" means an agreement with a site selection committee that is made
34in connection with the selection of the state for the location of the games.
35 (3) "Host committee" means a nonprofit corporation, including a successor in interest,
36that may:
37 (a) provide an application and bid to a site selection committee for selection of the state
38as the location of the games; and
39 (b) execute an agreement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
40regarding a bid and the bid process to host the games.
41 (4) "Public money" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101.5.
42 (5) "Site selection committee" means the International Olympic Committee or the
43International Paralympic Committee.
44 Section 2. Section 63G-28-201 is enacted to read:
45 Part 2. Agreements
46 63G-28-201. Host agreement and host committee agreement requirements.
47 Before signing a host agreement or an agreement with a host committee, the governor
48shall ensure the agreement includes:
49 (1) terms prohibiting the site selection committee or the host committee from using
50public money:
51 (a) to provide a gift with a value of over $300 to another person;
52 (b) to make a political campaign contribution;
53 (c) for the personal expenses of another person; or
54 (d) for other purposes unrelated to the games;
55 (2) a requirement that the site selection committee or host committee provide to the
56state upon request an itemized accounting of the public money provided to the site selection
57committee or host committee; and
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59used for a purpose prohibited under the agreement.