House Approves Bill Setting Olympic Security Command Structure After Contentious Amendments Debate
First substitute SB 159, which lays out a statewide command and coordination structure for Olympic venue security and funding transfers, passed the House after extended debate over which agencies and local officials should sit on the planning/command committee; vote was 39–27.
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The Utah House debated and passed first substitute Senate Bill 159 on March 4, 1998, a measure shaped to establish a command structure and funding parameters for planning security and operations related to the Olympics. Sponsor remarks emphasized lessons from Atlanta and the need for a single commander and clear planning authority: "What we're doing here is ... establish where that buck stops and that is with the commander that will actually head up the entire group," a floor sponsor said.
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