HB0294 - 2002 Olympics Commission.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0552 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0294
2002 Olympics Commission.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Meyer, Edwards, Lockhart
and Petersen and
Senator(s) Decaria and Kunz
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to
promoting the 2002 Winter Olympic games;
2 creating
a Wyoming Winter Olympic games commission;
3
requiring the commission to develop a comprehensive plan to
4
promote the 2002 Winter Olympic games, to report the plan
5 to
the governor and legislature; authorizing the commission
6 to
accept assistance, monies and assets, designating uses
7
thereof; enumerating powers and duties of the commission;
8
authorizing the commission to employ a director and staff
9 and
specifying duties and conditions of employment;
10 providing an appropriation; terminating the
commission
11 effective July 1, 2002 and providing for an
effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
14
15 Section 1. W.S. 9-2-2601
through 9-2-2606 are created
16 to read:
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2 2002 WYOMING OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES COMMISSION
3
4 9-2-2601. Commission created;
appointment; membership;
5 salary; meetings;
termination.
6
7 (a) The 2002
Wyoming Winter Olympic games commission
8 is
created for purposes of promoting the 2002 Winter
9
Olympic games.
10
11 (b) The
commission shall be composed of two (2)
12 senators, appointed by the senate president;
two (2)
13 representatives, appointed by the speaker of
the house;
14 three (3) representatives of tourism; three
(3) Wyoming
15 residents appointed at large. The three (3)
representatives
16 of tourism and the three (3) Wyoming
residents shall be
17 appointed by the governor.
18
19 (c) Appointed
commission members shall serve until
20 completion of duties delegated to the
commission under this
21 article and completion of the final report
on Wyoming's
22 promotions and activities conducted in
promoting the Winter
23 Olympic games pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2606. If
a vacancy
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occurs, the appropriate appointing person shall appoint a
2 new
member pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
3
4 (d) Appointed
members of the commission shall receive
5 the
per diem paid members of the Wyoming legislature for
6
each day of actual service and when engaged in necessary
7
travel plus necessary expenses.
8
9 (e) The members
shall elect one (1) member to serve as
10 chairman.
11
12 (f) The commission
shall meet at the call of the
13 chairman or at the call of a majority of the
commission
14 members. Six (6) members constitute a
quorum.
15
16 (g) Effective
July 1, 2002, the Wyoming Winter Olympic
17 games commission shall terminate.
18
19 9-2-2602. Director; appointment;
duties; additional
20 staff; qualifications.
21
22 (a) The
governor with consent of the commission, shall
23 appoint a director who shall serve at the
pleasure of the
24 commission. The director shall:
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2 (i) Serve as
administrative head of the
3
commission staff;
4
5 (ii) Perform
duties prescribed by the commission
6 and
assist the commission in carrying out duties imposed
7
under this article; and
8
9 (iii) Not be
subject to W.S. 9-2-1019 through
10 9-2-1022 and 9-3-101 through 9-3-104 but
shall receive
11 compensation and be reimbursed for travel
and other
12 necessary expenses as prescribed by the
commission and
13 approved by the governor.
14
15 (b) Subject to
approval of the commission, the
16 director shall employ one (1) staff member
to assist the
17 commission in performing its duties. One (1)
staff member
18 shall possess those administrative,
technical, professional
19 and clerical qualifications determined
necessary by the
20 commission. All staff to the commission
shall serve at the
21 pleasure of the director.
22
23 9-2-2603. Comprehensive state plan;
composition;
24 report to legislature.
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2 (a) The
commission shall develop a comprehensive state
3
plan for activities and projects to encourage and promote
4
attendance at the 2002 Winter Olympic games. The plan shall
5
provide for:
6
7 (i) The
promotion of Winter Olympic games
8
attendance; and
9
10 (ii) The
promotion of economic development
11 connected with the 2002 Winter Olympic games.
12
13 (b) The
comprehensive plan for Wyoming to promote
14 economic development in conjunction with
promoting the
15 Winter Olympic games and tourism shall be
reported to the
16 legislature by or before July 1, 2001. In
developing the
17 plan, the commission shall:
18
19 (i) Disseminate
to the general public not later
20 than July 1, 2001, a proposed state plan
including those
21 areas specified under subsection (a) of this
section; and
22
23 (ii) Consult with
citizens, private organizations
24 and state and local government.
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2 9-2-2604. Additional powers and duties
of commission;
3 appointment of advisory
committees.
4
5 (a) In addition
to other duties imposed under this
6
article, the commission shall:
7
8 (i) Gather and
disseminate to the general public
9
information pertaining to the 2002 Winter Olympic games;
10
11 (iii) Encourage
persons residing outside of
12 Wyoming to attend the Winter Olympic games
and to also
13 visit Wyoming; and
14
15 (b) The
commission may appoint advisory committees it
16 considers necessary to assist the commission
and its staff
17 in performing duties imposed under this
article. Services
18 rendered by advisory committee members shall
be voluntary
19 and shall not be compensated.
20
21 9-2-2605. Donations; deposit and
expenditure of
22 monies; financial assistance to local entities.
23
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1 (a) The
commission may receive assistance, assets and
2
monies donated, contributed or allotted by any federal
3
agency, private organization, individual or from any other
4
source. The monies and the proceeds from the sale of any
5
assets shall be used in the administration of this article
6 and
the provision of any Olympic related promotion or
7
activity under the authority of the commission.
8
9 (b) All monies
received by the commission from sources
10 enumerated under subsection (a) of this
section shall be
11 deposited with the state treasurer in an
account within the
12 appropriate fund. Subject to legislative
approval, monies
13 within the account shall be administered and
expended by
14 the commission to carry out duties and the
purposes of this
15 article and to provide financial assistance
to local
16 nonprofit corporations and local government
in accordance
17 with subsection (c) of this section. Monies
and proceeds
18 from the sale of assets donated, contributed
or allotted
19 for a particular or special purpose shall be
expended or
20 otherwise made available only in accordance
with the
21 purpose for which received.
22
23 (c) Upon
application or a determination by the
24 commission, the commission may provide
financial assistance
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1 to
any local nonprofit corporation or local government for
2
planning or organizing a Winter Olympic games related
3
event. Financial assistance provided under this subsection
4 shall
be restricted to those activities, projects and
5
events complying with standards developed under the state
6
comprehensive plan and sanctioned by the commission.
7
8 9-2-2606. Report on Olympic activities.
9
10 The commission shall prepare a final report
describing the
11 promotions and activities. The report shall
be submitted to
12 the governor and the legislature not later
than July 1,
13 2002.
14
15 Section 2. Five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
16 will be appropriated from the general fund
to the
17 commission to fund the 2002 Wyoming Winter
Olympic games
18 commission for the purposes if implementing
this act.
19
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1 Section 3. This act is
effective immediately upon
2
completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
3 as
provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
4
Constitution.
5
6 (END)
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