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Senate debates terms for sale and oversight of Winter Sports Park amid Olympic bid planning
Summary
Senators from across the chamber debated SJR 17, a resolution setting terms for the possible sale/transfer of the Utah Winter Sports Park as part of Utah’s Olympic bid. Discussion focused on the proposed $99 million purchase, a $40 million legacy fund, a $59 million sales‑tax recapture cap, accountability safeguards for a private foundation, and risks if the state does not secure the Games. Action was carried to committee of the whole for further review.
SJR 17 — a resolution that lays out conditions for selling the Winter Sports Park and the financial structure tied to Utah’s Olympic bid — drew extensive floor debate and a series of adopted amendments, but senators left substantive questions unresolved and sent the matter to committee of the whole.
Senator Alaric Marine, sponsor of the resolution, described the timeline and conditions for the sale, including a purchase price ‘‘up to $99,000,000,’’ creation of a…
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