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10 General Description:
11 This resolution of the Legislature encourages the Salt Lake City Department of Airports
12 to procure services that will substantially employ Utah workers for the Salt Lake City
13 International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This resolution:
16 ▸ acknowledges the vital role Salt Lake City International Airport plays in Utah's
17 economy;
18 ▸ recognizes the positive economic effects of the Salt Lake City International Airport
19 Terminal Redevelopment Program; and
20 ▸ encourages the Salt Lake City Department of Airports to procure services from Utah
21 firms that will substantially employ Utah workers for the Terminal Redevelopment
22 Program.
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26 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City International Airport is the primary point of entry and
28 departure for people and goods entering and exiting the state of Utah;
29 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City International Airport is a vital connection between
30 Utah's workers and resources and the rest of the world;
31 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program
32 will create jobs and be an economic engine for the state of Utah;
33 WHEREAS, the redevelopment of the terminals at Salt Lake City International Airport
34 has the potential to employ a substantial number of workers, both in the construction itself and
35 in the anticipated indirect economic development opportunities that may arise from the
36 redevelopment; and
37 WHEREAS, the ingenuity and hard work of the Utah workforce is to be commended
38 and should be further encouraged through increased employment opportunities:
39 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
40 encourages Salt Lake City to procure services from Utah firms that will substantially employ
41 Utah workers for the Salt Lake City International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Board of
43 Directors of the Associated General Contractors of Utah, the Salt Lake City Mayor, the
44 Executive Director and Board of Directors of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports, and
45 the Salt Lake City Council.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel