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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference |
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and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement |
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Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government Code, |
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as effective April 1, 2021, are amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes |
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any activity related to or associated with the following: |
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(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards; |
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(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic |
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Games; |
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(C) the Breeders' Cup World Championships; |
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(D) a game of the College Football Playoff or its |
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successor; |
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(E) an Elite Rodeo Association World |
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Championship; |
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(F) a Formula One automobile race; |
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(G) the largest event held each year at a sports |
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entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least |
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125,000; |
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(H) the Major League Baseball All-Star Game; |
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(I) the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the |
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Major League Soccer Cup; |
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(J) a mixed martial arts championship; |
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(K) the Moto Grand Prix of the United States; |
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(L) the National Association for Stock Car Auto |
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Racing (NASCAR): |
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(i) All-Star Race; or |
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(ii) season-ending Championship Race; |
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(M) the National Basketball Association All-Star |
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Game; |
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(N) a National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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Final Four tournament game; |
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(O) the National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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men's or women's lacrosse championships; |
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(P) a national collegiate championship of an |
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amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the |
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sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee; |
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(Q) the National Cutting Horse Association |
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Triple Crown; |
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(R) the National Hockey League All-Star Game; |
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(S) a national political convention of the |
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Republican National Committee or the Democratic National |
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Committee; |
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(T) an Olympic activity, including a Junior or |
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Senior activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by |
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the United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic |
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Development Program; |
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(U) a presidential general election debate; |
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(V) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association |
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National Finals Rodeo; |
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(W) the South by Southwest Conference and |
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Festivals; |
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(X) a Super Bowl; |
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(Y) [(X)] the United States Open Championship; |
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(Z) [(Y)] a World Cup soccer game or the World |
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Cup soccer tournament; |
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(AA) [(Z)] the World Games; or |
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(BB) [(AA)] the X Games. |
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(7) "Site selection organization" means: |
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(A) the Academy of Country Music; |
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(B) the Amateur Athletic Union; |
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(C) the College Football Playoff Administration, |
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LLC, or its successor; |
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(D) the Commission on Presidential Debates; |
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(E) the Democratic National Committee; |
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(F) Dorna Sports; |
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(G) the Elite Rodeo Association; |
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(H) ESPN or an affiliate; |
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(I) the Federation Internationale de Football |
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Association (FIFA); |
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(J) the International World Games Association; |
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(K) Major League Baseball; |
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(L) Major League Soccer; |
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(M) the National Association for Stock Car Auto |
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Racing (NASCAR); |
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(N) the National Basketball Association; |
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(O) the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association; |
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(P) the National Cutting Horse Association; |
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(Q) the National Football League; |
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(R) the National Hockey League; |
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(S) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; |
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(T) the Republican National Committee; |
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(U) South by Southwest; |
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(V) the Ultimate Fighting Championship; |
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(W) [(V)] the United States Golf Association; |
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(X) [(W)] the United States Olympic Committee; |
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or |
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(Y) [(X)] the national governing body of a sport |
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that is recognized by: |
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(i) the Federation Internationale de |
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l'Automobile; |
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(ii) Formula One Management Limited; |
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(iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing |
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Association; or |
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(iv) the United States Olympic Committee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 478.0053, Government Code, as effective |
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April 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 478.0053. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY |
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REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN EVENTS [LARGE VENUES]. Section |
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478.0051(b)(1) does not apply to an event described by Section |
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478.0001(3)(G) or (W). If an endorsing municipality or endorsing |
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county requests the office to make a determination under Section |
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478.0102 for an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(G) or (W), |
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the remaining provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if |
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the event satisfied the eligibility requirements under Section |
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478.0051(b)(1). |
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SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |