Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                       RESOLUTION 16-S.F.No. 2546 
 A resolution memorializing the United States Olympic 
Committee of state support for the bid for the games 
of the XXVI Olympiad. 
    WHEREAS, in 1987, the State of Minnesota committed 
$20,000,000 for new amateur sports facilities and training 
centers and established an ongoing funding mechanism for the 
operation of these facilities; and 
    WHEREAS, in 1987, the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission 
was established to further amateur sports throughout the State 
of Minnesota; and 
    WHEREAS, Minnesota has an extensive track record in 
successfully bidding for and hosting major sports events; and 
    WHEREAS, the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area was selected to 
host the 1990 Olympic Festival; and 
    WHEREAS, Minnesota now has, with minor enhancements, the 
capacity to host the Games of the XXVI Olympiad; and 
    WHEREAS, the hosting of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad will 
enhance the stature of the state as a whole; and 
    WHEREAS, there is a high level of private sector financial 
support and encouragement for the bid for the Games of the XXVI 
Olympiad, NOW, THEREFORE, 
    BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota 
that it supports the bid for the Games of the XXVI Olympiad. 
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the 
State of Minnesota is directed to prepare certified copies of 
this resolution and transmit them to the International Olympic 
Committee and the United States Olympic Committee. 
    Approved April 27, 1988