2006 Utah Code - 59-12-601 — Purpose statement.

     59-12-601.   Purpose statement.
     (1) The Utah Legislature finds and declares that:
     (a) the development of tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities throughout Utah is necessary to insure continued growth in the tourism, recreation, and convention industry in Utah;
     (b) modern and state-of-the-art tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities would attract tourists, recreation, and convention business in a substantially greater amount than facilities that are obsolete or do not otherwise fill the needs of such business;
     (c) available sources of assistance and capital in the individual counties are inadequate by themselves without state assistance to assure necessary development of tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities;
     (d) other states have programs of aid to their political subdivisions to foster the development of tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities; and
     (e) fostering the development of tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities is a state purpose affecting the welfare of all state citizens and the growth of the economy statewide.
     (2) It is therefore the purpose of this part that the state provide a means to foster the development of tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention facilities in order to further the welfare of the citizens of the state and its economic growth.

Amended by Chapter 265, 1991 General Session