The Florida Senate

288.1233  Definitions; ss. 288.1231-288.1237.--As used in this act, the term:

(1)  "Candidate city" means a municipality in this state which has qualified for consideration by the United States Olympic Committee as the United States candidate city to host the XXXth Olympic Games in 2012.

(2)  "Games" means the XXXth Olympic Games to be held in 2012, the corresponding Paralympic Games, and all related pre-Olympic competitions and events.

(3)  "Games support contract" means the joinder undertaking, joinder agreement, and similar contracts executed by the state and the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee in connection with the selection of the candidate city to host the games.

(4)  "International Olympic Committee" means the international governing body responsible for organizing and conducting the Olympic Games.

(5)  "Joinder agreement" means an agreement entered into by the state and the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee, setting out representations and assurances by the state in connection with the selection of the candidate city to host the games.

(6)  "Joinder undertaking" means an agreement entered into by the state and the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee that the state will execute a joinder agreement if the candidate city is selected to host the games.

(7)  "Local organizing committee" means a nonprofit corporation or its successor in interest which:

(a)  Has been authorized by the candidate city to pursue an application to the United States Olympic Committee and bid on the city's behalf to host the games.

(b)  Has executed an agreement with the United States Olympic Committee regarding the candidate city's bid to host the games.

(8)  "Net financial deficit" means those potential losses resulting from the conduct of the games which the state is obligated to indemnify and insure against pursuant to a games support contract. Expenses or liabilities arising from cancellation of the games or any part thereof due to any cause beyond the local organizing committee's reasonable control, including acts of war, riots and other civil disturbances, acts of God, flood, fire, weather, and earthquakes, shall not be included in calculating the net financial deficit.

(9)  "United States Olympic Committee" means the official national Olympic Committee of the United States of America which has been authorized by law to govern all matters relating to national participation in the Olympic Games.

History.--s. 3, ch. 2000-148.