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Utah House rejects resolution urging ban on hazardous rail shipments during Olympics
Summary
The Utah House voted 47–22 to reject HJR 20, a nonbinding resolution urging the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command to prohibit hazardous materials being transported by rail through Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Games. Sponsors cited security risks; opponents warned of economic disruption and said security planners do not support the measure.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House voted down House Joint Resolution 20 on Feb. 4, rejecting an effort to urge the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command to bar hazardous‑materials shipments by rail through Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Representative Fred Fife, the resolution’s sponsor, told colleagues the measure was an urging action, not a mandate, aimed at reducing the risk to downtown venues and spectators. "The purpose is to urge the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command to prohibit the transportation of hazardous materials…
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