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S.J.R. 6
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5 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE EXPRESSING ITS INTENT THAT THE
6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES RESERVE FORCES AND THE
7 STATE OF UTAH NOT BE JEOPARDIZED BY ANY STATE EFFORT TO ACQUIRE ANY
8 PORTION OF FORT DOUGLAS; AND URGING THAT NO FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDS
9 BE USED, NOR EFFORTS MADE, TO RELOCATE THE RESERVE FORCES AND THAT
10 THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH NOT BUILD THEIR OLYMPIC VILLAGE ON FORT
11 DOUGLAS LOCATIONS.
12 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 WHEREAS historic Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City is now an Armed Forces Reserve
14 Center for 32 Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard reserve units occupying 68 acres and
15 43 buildings;
16 WHEREAS these Fort Douglas reserve units consist of 2,100 reservists and 300 full-time
17 civilian and military support employees, with an additional payroll of more than $20,000,000;
18 WHEREAS these 2,400 citizen-soldiers stand ready to answer the nation's call, as some
19 are now doing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and as many did in Operation Desert Storm and other
20 national emergencies;
21 WHEREAS these men and women who serve as reserve soldiers along with their families
22 are owed a great debt of gratitude, support, and appreciation by our nation and the people of the
23 state of Utah;
24 WHEREAS historic Fort Douglas remains a vital part of the national defense and an
25 important contributor to the state's economy;
26 WHEREAS the University of Utah is attempting to acquire part or all of the 68 acres and
27 43 buildings now used by the reserves at historic Fort Douglas to construct an olympic village for
1 the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, which efforts place at risk the continued military presence at
2 Fort Douglas;
3 WHEREAS the estimated cost of relocating reserve units off of Fort Douglas is at least
4 $20,000,000; and
5 WHEREAS the University of Utah already has sufficient land available upon which to
6 build the olympic village without acquiring the remainder of Fort Douglas:
7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah express
8 its intent that the long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States
9 Reserve Forces and the state of Utah not be placed in jeopardy by any efforts by the state of Utah
10 or its subdivisions to acquire any portion of Fort Douglas.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urge that no federal or state funds
12 whatsoever be expended, nor any effort made, to effect the relocation of the United States Reserve
13 Forces at Fort Douglas to any other site within or without the state of Utah, and that the University
14 of Utah locate and build the olympic village on some other location than Fort Douglas.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the United States
16 Reserve Center at Fort Douglas, the University of Utah, and to the members of Utah's
17 congressional delegation.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-23-97 3:37 PM
A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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