House Bill 1909

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1909

        By Representative Johnson






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Olympic Games; providing

  3         legislative intent and establishing a process

  4         to evaluate the benefits of Tampa's hosting the

  5         Olympic Games in 2012; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  (1)  Through the medium of sport and

11  athletic competition, the Olympic Games make an important

12  contribution to building a better, more peaceful world by

13  displaying to the world the highest ideals of mutual

14  understanding, friendship, respect, solidarity, and fair play.

15  To assist in promoting these ideals, and in recognition of the

16  potential benefits to this state and its residents, the

17  Legislature expresses its desire to bring the Olympic Games to

18  this state and to assist the City of Tampa and its official

19  bid committee, Florida 2012, a nonprofit domestic corporation,

20  in their efforts to secure the designation of Tampa as the

21  host city for the XXXth Olympic Summer Games in 2012.

22         (2)  The Legislature shall establish a process to

23  evaluate the short-term and long-term benefits to the state

24  and its residents of hosting the Olympic Games, to identify

25  the action the state should take to give the state's bid to

26  host the games the greatest chance of success, and to

27  determine the actions the state should take to ensure that any

28  Olympic Games hosted in this state provide a lasting legacy of

29  which all Floridians can be proud.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1909

    717-115A-00






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  3    Declares legislative intent and provides for the
      establishment of a process to evaluate the benefits of
  4    Tampa's hosting the Olympic Games in 2012.

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