HJR 150

HJR150 191095-3 By Representative McCutcheon RFD: Rules First Read: 06-FEB-18 HJR150 ENROLLED, House Joint Resolution, RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ON BEING THE HOST OF THE 2018 XXIII WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES AND THE XII WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES. WHEREAS, the XXIII Winter Olympic Games will be held February 9 to February 25, 2018, and the XII Winter Paralympic Games will be held March 9 to March 18, 2018, in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea; and WHEREAS, PyeongChang was selected as the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on July 6, 2011; and WHEREAS, the Winter Olympic Games will be held in Korea for the first time in 30 years after the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988; and WHEREAS, the world's best athletes will compete on Asia's center stage to launch new horizons of culture, environment, geography, and economy in winter sports and create a sustainable legacy for the Republic of Korea; and WHEREAS, athletes taking part in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games will compete in 102 events in 15 sport disciplines; this year will be the first Winter Olympic Games with more than 100 gold medals; also PyeongChang will be the stage for the greatest number of women's and mixed events in the history of the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games; and HJR150 WHEREAS, the 2018 United States Olympic Team is expected to include approximately 240 athletes, to feature a blend of veteran and new talent, and to field athletes in all 15 sport disciplines; and WHEREAS, the United States Paralympic Team will participate in the events of Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Sled Hockey, Snowboarding, and Wheelchair Curling in the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games; and WHEREAS, Christa Springs of Wetumpka, Alabama, and John Zimmerman, IV, of Homewood, Alabama, will serve as coaches in PyeongChang; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we recognize and congratulate the Republic of Korea on being the host of the XXIII Winter Olympic Games and XII Winter Paralympic Games and wish the country success with the expectation that these events will contribute to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be made available to the volunteers, members, staff, and organizations of the Alabama-Korean Education and Economic Partnership, the Federation of Korean Associations in the Southeastern United States, and the Korean National Unification Council, Atlanta Chapter. HJR150 Speaker of the House of Representatives President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was adopted by the House 13-FEB-18. Jeff Woodard Clerk Senate 15-FEB-18 Adopted