78B-4-801. Public policy.
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Effective 5/7/2025
78B-4-801. Public policy.
The Legislature finds that:
(1)winter sports are practiced by a large number of residents of Utah and attracts a large number of nonresidents, significantly contributing to the economy of this state;
(2)Utah has hosted the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is scheduled to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and aspires to host future games;
(3)Utah has hosted annual national and international winter sports competitions including ski, snowboard, bobsled, skeleton, luge, speedskating and other ice sport national championships, world cups, world championships, and aspires to continue to host such competitions and to encourage residents of Utah to train for and participate in these events; and
(4)assuring the financial viability of a facility in which the state has invested to permit the teaching of, training in, recreational enjoyment of, and competition in winter sports benefits the residents of Utah and encourages residents of Utah to participate in and excel at winter sports.
Enacted by Chapter 511 , 2025 General Session