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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the |
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Major Events Reimbursement 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) the [a] Formula One United States Grand Prix |
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[automobile race]; |
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(G) the Ladies Professional Golf Association |
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(LPGA) Championship tournament; |
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(H) 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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(I) [(H)] the Major League Baseball All-Star |
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Game; |
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(J) [(I)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game |
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or the Major League Soccer Cup; |
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(K) [(J)] a mixed martial arts championship; |
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(L) [(K)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United |
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States; |
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(M) [(L)] the National Association for Stock Car |
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Auto Racing (NASCAR): |
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(i) All-Star Race; or |
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(ii) season-ending Championship Race; |
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(N) [(M)] the National Basketball Association |
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All-Star Game; |
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(O) [(N)] a National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association Final Four tournament game; |
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(P) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association men's or women's lacrosse championships; |
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(Q) [(P)] a national collegiate championship of |
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an 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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(R) [(Q)] the National Cutting Horse Association |
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Triple Crown; |
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(S) [(R)] the National Hockey League All-Star |
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Game; |
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(S-1) the National Hot Rod Association Fall |
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Nationals at the Texas Motorplex; |
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(T) [(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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(U) [(T)] an Olympic activity, including a |
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Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program |
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sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community |
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Olympic Development Program; |
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(V) [(U)] a presidential general election |
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debate; |
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(W) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals; |
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(X) the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) |
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Championship; |
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(Y) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association National Finals Rodeo; |
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(Z) the Ryder Cup; |
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(AA) the Senior Professional Golfers' |
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Association (PGA) Championship; |
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(BB) the South by Southwest Conference and |
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Festivals; |
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(CC) [(W)] a Super Bowl; |
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(DD) [(X)] the United States Open Championship; |
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(EE) [(Y)] a World Cup soccer game or the World |
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Cup soccer tournament; |
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(FF) [(Z)] the World Games; or |
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(GG) [(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) the Ladies Professional Golf Association |
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(LPGA); |
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(L) Major League Baseball; |
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(M) [(L)] Major League Soccer; |
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(N) [(M)] the National Association for Stock Car |
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Auto Racing (NASCAR); |
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(O) [(N)] the National Basketball Association; |
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(P) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association; |
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(Q) [(P)] the National Cutting Horse |
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Association; |
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(R) [(Q)] the National Football League; |
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(S) [(R)] the National Hockey League; |
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(S-1) the National Hot Rod Association; |
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(T) Professional Bull Riders, LLC; |
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(U) the Professional Golfers' Association of |
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America (PGA); |
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(V) [(S)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association; |
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(W) [(T)] the Republican National Committee; |
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(W-1) South by Southwest; |
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(X) [(U)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship; |
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(Y) [(V)] the United States Golf Association; |
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(Z) [(W)] the United States Olympic Committee; |
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or |
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(AA) [(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, is amended to |
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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)(H) or (BB) [478.0001(3)(G)]. If an endorsing |
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municipality or endorsing county requests the office to make a |
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determination under Section 478.0102 for an event described by |
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Section 478.0001(3)(H) or (BB) [478.0001(3)(G)], the remaining |
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provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if the event |
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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. |