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First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. R97@0700.01 CJ

STATE OF COLORADO

BY REPRESENTATIVES Lawrence, Sinclair, Allen, Anderson, Entz, Faatz, Gotlieb, Kaufman, Lamborn, May, McElhany, and Swenson;

also SENATORS Powers and Wells.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 97-1024

WHEREAS, The United States Olympic Complex located in Colorado Springs is the site of the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee, the site of one of three United States Olympic Training Centers, and the site of the national governing bodies of nine different sports; and

WHEREAS, The Colorado Springs Olympic Complex opened in July, 1977, and currently provides housing, dining, and recreational facilities for up to 600 athletes and coaches at one time; and

WHEREAS, The Colorado Springs Olympic Complex facilities include the United States Swimming's International Center for Aquatic Research and the Olympic Shooting Center, the largest in the western hemisphere and the third largest in the world; and

WHEREAS, The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center also operates the world's fastest velodrome, located in nearby Memorial Park, and the only banked speed roller skating track in the United States; and

WHEREAS, In October, 1993, the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs opened the first phase of a $12.88 million construction and renovation project that updated the facilities with a state­of­the­art Aquatics Center and the multisport Sports Center II that are showcase facilities on the complex; and

WHEREAS, The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center has a state­of­the­art Aquatics Center which features the most technologically advanced aquatic facility in the world and which is used in training athletes for competition in swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo and is accessible to disabled athletes; and

WHEREAS, The Phase II portion of the construction and renovation project at the Colorado Springs Olympic Complex began December 4, 1995, and includes an athlete center with a dining facility and two residence halls and a visitor center featuring Hall of Fame members and other Olympic heroes; and

WHEREAS, On April 26, 1997, the United States Olympic Committee will hold a dedication and grand opening ceremony for the new Visitor Center and Athlete Center; and

WHEREAS, This event will culminate the completion of the $23.8 million Phase II portion of facility enhancement at the Colorado Springs Olympic Complex; and

WHEREAS, A capital campaign to raise the $23.8 million in funds needed for the project was chaired by United States Olympic Committee President William J. Hybl, a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives; and

WHEREAS, The high­tech facilities at the Colorado Springs Olympic Complex will keep our Olympic athletes one step ahead of their competitors; and

WHEREAS, The United States Olympic Training Complex at Colorado Springs is a training center that athletes and supporters will enjoy for years to come; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty­first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

That the State of Colorado and its citizens salute the United States Olympic Committee for making Colorado the home of the Olympic movement in the United States and for helping thousands of young men and women get the chance to realize their Olympic dreams through its Olympic Training Center programs in Colorado Springs.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to United States Olympic Committee President William J. Hybl.