S*1027 Concurrent Resolution, By Courson, Giese, I.E. Lourie and Patterson
 A Concurrent Resolution to express support for and endorsement of the Columbia
 Organizing Committee and its efforts to ensure that the City of Columbia plays
 a part in and makes a significant contribution to the 1996 Summer Olympics in
 Atlanta.

   05/30/91  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-23
   06/04/91  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence

June 4, 1991

S. 1027

Introduced by SENATORS Courson, Giese, Lourie and Patterson

S. Printed 6/4/91--S.

Read the first time May 30, 1991.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE COLUMBIA ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND ITS EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF COLUMBIA PLAYS A PART IN AND MAKES A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN ATLANTA.

Whereas, the City Council of the City of Columbia has established the Columbia Organizing Committee to pursue opportunities stemming from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta; and

Whereas, the University of South Carolina, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and its Metro Sports Council also actively participated in the formation of the Committee and are represented on it along with other residents of the City of Columbia; and

Whereas, the Columbia Organizing Committee is modelled after the Atlanta Organizing Committee, now known as the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games; and

Whereas, the Columbia Organizing Committee will pursue ways to assist the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in reaching its goals as the host site for the 1996 Summer Olympics; and

Whereas, the Columbia Organizing Committee will serve as a means by which businesses and residents of the Columbia Metropolitan Area can express their support for Atlanta's Olympics and help promote the possibility of the Midlands area's being either a site for pre-Olympics training for one or more participating countries, for exhibition competition, and/or as a satellite location for selected Olympic events. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly wish to express their enthusiastic support for and endorsement of the Columbia Organizing Committee and its efforts to ensure that the City of Columbia plays a part in and makes a significant contribution to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

Chairman, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games

President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta

Committee for the Olympic Games.

Chairman, Columbia Organizing Committee

Mayor, City of Columbia

President, University of South Carolina

Athletics Director, University of South Carolina

President, Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Volunteer Commissioner, Metro Sports Council