BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 3613

By: Isaac

Economic & Small Business Development

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Certain of the state's trust funds are used to attract tourist activity to the state and are funded by applying gains from taxes to pay costs associated with hosting events. There is support for transferring the administration of these tourist-centric event funds to an entity whose mission focuses on development of tourism. Supporters point out that the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office (TEDTO) in the office of the governor already is responsible for maintaining an effective tourism campaign and partnering with local governments to promote Texas' economic growth in tourism. These parties note that, while the current administrator of the funds, the comptroller of public accounts, has tax data that can be used to estimate the potential effects of trust fund events, TEDTO has access to tourism spending data that provides a collective understanding of tourist activity. Supporters also assert that an additional reason to support the transfer is that tourism development is not a core function of the comptroller. C.S.H.B. 3613 seeks to maximize efficiency and bolster the state's economic development resources by providing for the transfer and for the eligibility of certain events to receive funding.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is granted to the office of the governor in SECTION 1 of this bill. It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority previously granted to the comptroller of public accounts is transferred to the economic development and tourism division, office of the governor in SECTIONS 6 and 8 of this bill.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 3613 requires, not later than September 10, 2015, the administration of the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, Major Events trust fund, Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and Events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events to be transferred from the comptroller of public accounts to the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office (TEDTO). The bill establishes that all rules, forms, policies, procedures, or decisions of the comptroller that are related to such funds are continued in effect as rules, forms, policies, procedures, or decisions of the economic development and tourism division, office of the governor, until superseded by a rule or other appropriate act of TEDTO and that a reference in law or administrative rule to the comptroller relating to the decisions for and administration of such funds, other than a duty typically performed by the comptroller related to a state fund, means TEDTO. The bill requires, before the transfer of the administration of such funds, the comptroller and TEDTO to coordinate the transfer of powers and duties, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding, to ensure a smooth transition.

C.S.H.B. 3613 requires the office of the governor and the comptroller, as soon as is practicable after the bill's effective date, but not later than September 10, 2015, to develop and adopt a memorandum of understanding that identifies in detail the applicable powers and duties of the comptroller that are being transferred to the office of the governor and establishes a plan for the identification and transfer of records, property, and unspent appropriations of the comptroller that are used for purposes of managing the funds transferred to the office of the governor.

C.S.H.B. 3613 amends Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes to require the office of the governor to adopt rules consistent with the bill's provisions to ensure the efficient administration of the trust funds, including rules related to application and receipt requirements. The bill expands the definition of "event" for purposes of a Major Events trust fund to include the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's or women's lacrosse championships, the World Cup soccer tournament, the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the Major League Soccer Cup, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals event, an Elite Rodeo Association World Championship, the United States Open Championship, the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games, the Moto Grand Prix of the United States, or a presidential general election debate. The bill specifies that for such purposes, each presidential general election debate in a series of presidential debates before a general election is considered a separate, single event. The bill expands the definition of "site selection organization" for such purposes to include Dorna Sports, the Amateur Athletic Union, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the Elite Rodeo Association, Major League Soccer, the United States Golf Association, or the Commission on Presidential Debates. The bill makes changes conforming to the transfer of the trust funds and updates references to the transfer or deposit of tax revenue into a trust fund.

C.S.H.B. 3613 repeals Chapter 398, Local Government Code, relating to measures to support municipal and county special events and Section 5C(s), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2015.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 3613 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

INTRODUCED

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

No equivalent provision.

SECTION 1. Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 3A to read as follows:

Sec. 3A. RULES. The office of the governor shall adopt rules consistent with this Act to ensure efficient administration of the trust funds established under this Act, including rules related to application and receipt requirements.

SECTION 1. Sections 4(b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (j), and (k), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(b) If a site selection organization selects a site for the games in this state pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee acting on behalf of an endorsing municipality, after the first occurrence of a measurable economic impact in this state as a result of the preparation for the games, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], but in no event later than one year before the scheduled opening event of the games, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine for each subsequent calendar quarter, in accordance with procedures developed by the department [~~comptroller~~]:

(1) the incremental increase in the receipts to the state from the taxes imposed under Chapters 151, 152, 156, and 183, Tax Code, and under Title 5, Alcoholic Beverage Code, within the market areas designated under Subsection (c) of this section, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events;

(2) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the state on behalf of the endorsing municipality from the sales and use tax imposed by the endorsing municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events; and

(3) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the endorsing municipality from the municipality's hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1) of this section, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the department [~~comptroller~~] determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events, including areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal provided by the local organizing committee under Section 7 of this Act. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area. The endorsing municipality that has been selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.

(d) The comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall retain, for the purpose of guaranteeing the joint obligations of the state and the endorsing municipality under a games support contract and this Act, the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue determined under Subsection (b)(2) of this section from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Section 321.502, Tax Code, beginning with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the date the department [~~comptroller~~] makes the determination of the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue under Subsection (b)(2). The comptroller shall discontinue retaining municipal sales and use tax revenue under this subsection on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in the Pan American Games trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of state and municipal tax revenue that may be deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(f) Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, the comptroller shall deposit into a trust fund designated as the Pan American Games trust fund the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue retained under Subsection (d) of this section and, at the same time, a portion of the state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of that municipal sales and use tax revenue. Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, the endorsing municipality shall deposit into the trust fund the amount of the endorsing municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(3) of this section.

The endorsing municipality shall deposit that hotel occupancy tax revenue into the trust fund at least quarterly. When the endorsing municipality makes a deposit of its hotel occupancy tax revenue, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit at the same time a portion of the state tax revenue determined under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of that municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue. The Pan American Games trust fund is established outside the treasury but is held in trust by the comptroller for the administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be spent by the department without appropriation only as provided by this Act.

The comptroller shall discontinue depositing into the trust fund any state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date on which the amount of state revenue in the Pan American Games trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of state and municipal tax revenue that may be deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(h) A local organizing committee shall provide information required by the department [~~comptroller~~] to enable the department [~~comptroller~~] to fulfill the department's [~~comptroller's~~] duties under this Act, including annual audited statements of the local organizing committee's financial records required by a site selection organization and data obtained by the local organizing committee relating to attendance at the games and to the economic impact of the games. A local organizing committee must provide an annual audited financial statement required by the department [~~comptroller~~] not later than the end of the fourth month after the date the period covered by the financial statement ends.

(j) The department may not make a disbursement from the Pan American Games trust fund unless the department [~~comptroller~~] certifies that the disbursement is for a purpose for which the state and the endorsing municipality are jointly obligated under a games support contract or other agreement described by Subsection (g) of this section.

(k) If the department [~~comptroller~~] certifies under Subsection (j) of this section that a disbursement may be made from the Pan American Games trust fund, the obligation shall be satisfied first out of municipal revenue deposited in the trust fund and any interest earned on that municipal revenue. If the municipal revenue is not sufficient to satisfy the entire deficit, state revenue deposited into the trust fund and any interest earned on that state revenue shall be used to satisfy the portion of the deficit not covered by the municipal revenue.

No equivalent provision.

SECTION 2. Sections 4(b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (j), (k), and (m), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in the Pan American Games trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of state and municipal tax revenue that may be transferred to or deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(f) Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit into a trust fund designated as the Pan American Games trust fund the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue retained under Subsection (d) of this section and, at the same time, shall transfer to the fund a portion of the state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of that municipal sales and use tax revenue. Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, the endorsing municipality shall deposit into the trust fund the amount of the endorsing municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(3) of this section.

The endorsing municipality shall deposit that hotel occupancy tax revenue into the trust fund at least quarterly. When the endorsing municipality makes a deposit of its hotel occupancy tax revenue, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall transfer to the fund [~~deposit~~] at the same time a portion of the state tax revenue determined under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of that municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue. The Pan American Games trust fund is established outside the treasury but is held in trust by the comptroller for the administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be spent by the department without appropriation only as provided by this Act.

The comptroller shall discontinue transferring [~~depositing~~] into the trust fund any state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date on which the amount of state revenue in the Pan American Games trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of state and municipal tax revenue that may be transferred to or deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(k) If the department [~~comptroller~~] certifies under Subsection (j) of this section that a disbursement may be made from the Pan American Games trust fund, the obligation shall be satisfied first out of municipal revenue deposited in the trust fund and any interest earned on that municipal revenue. If the municipal revenue is not sufficient to satisfy the entire deficit, state revenue transferred [~~deposited~~] into the trust fund and any interest earned on that state revenue shall be used to satisfy the portion of the deficit not covered by the municipal revenue.

(m) In no event may:

(1) the total amount of state and municipal tax revenue transferred to or deposited in the Pan American Games trust fund exceed $20 million; or

(2) the joint liability of the state and the endorsing municipality under a joinder agreement and any other games support contracts entered into pursuant to this Act exceed the lesser of:

(A) $20 million; or

(B) the total amount of revenue transferred to or deposited in the Pan American Games trust fund and interest earned on the fund.

SECTION 2. Sections 4(i) and (l), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by Chapters 579 (H.B. 1675) and 814 (S.B. 275), Acts of the 78th Legislature, 2003, are reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(i) The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide an estimate not later than September [~~December~~] 1 [~~, 2003,~~] of the year that is eight years before the year in which the games would be held in this state of the total amount of state and municipal tax revenue that would be deposited in the Pan American Games trust fund before January 1 [~~, 2012,~~] of the year following the year in which the games would be held, if the games were to be held in this state at a site selected pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee. A local organizing committee may submit the department's [~~comptroller's~~] estimate to a site selection organization.

(l) On January 1 [~~, 2013,~~] of the second year following the year in which the games are held in this state, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall transfer to the general revenue fund any money remaining in the Pan American Games trust fund, not to exceed the amount of state revenue remaining in the trust fund, plus any interest earned on that state revenue. The comptroller shall remit to the endorsing municipality any money remaining in the trust fund after the required amount is transferred to the general revenue fund.

SECTION 3. Sections 4(i) and (l), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by Chapters 579 (H.B. 1675) and 814 (S.B. 275), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(i) The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide an estimate not later than September [~~December~~] 1 [~~, 2003,~~] of the year that is eight years before the year in which the games would be held in this state of the total amount of state and municipal tax revenue that would be transferred to or deposited in the Pan American Games trust fund before January 1 [~~, 2012,~~] of the year following the year in which the games would be held, if the games were to be held in this state at a site selected pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee. A local organizing committee may submit the department's [~~comptroller's~~] estimate to a site selection organization.

SECTION 3. Sections 5(b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(b) If a site selection organization selects a site for the games in this state pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee, after the first occurrence of a measurable economic impact in this state as a result of the preparation for the games, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], but in no event later than one year before the scheduled opening event of the games, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine for each subsequent calendar quarter, in accordance with procedures developed by the department [~~comptroller~~]:

(2) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the state on behalf of each endorsing municipality from the sales and use tax imposed by the endorsing municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by the endorsing municipality under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events;

(3) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the state on behalf of each endorsing county from the sales and use tax imposed by the county under Section 323.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by the endorsing county under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events;

(4) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by each endorsing municipality from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events; and

(5) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by each endorsing county from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 352, Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1) of this section, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the department [~~comptroller~~] determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events, including areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal provided by the local organizing committee under Section 7 of this Act. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area. Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county that has been selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.

(d) Subject to Section 6 of this Act, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall retain, for the purpose of guaranteeing the joint obligations of the state and an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under a games support contract and this Act, the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue determined under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Section 183.051(b) or 321.502, Tax Code, or to the county under Section 183.051(b) or 323.502, Tax Code, beginning with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the date the department [~~comptroller~~] makes the determination of the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section. The comptroller shall discontinue retaining sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue under this subsection on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of local sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue in the Olympic Games trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of state and local tax revenue that may be deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(f) Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, each endorsing municipality or endorsing county shall remit to the comptroller and the comptroller shall deposit into a trust fund designated as the Olympic Games trust fund, on a quarterly basis, the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5) of this section, as applicable. Subject to Section 6 of this Act and Subsection (m) of this section, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit into the trust fund the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue retained under Subsection (d) of this section for the same calendar quarter and, at the same time, the state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section for the quarter. The Olympic Games trust fund is established outside the treasury but is held in trust by the comptroller for the administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be spent by the department without appropriation only as provided by this Act.

The comptroller shall discontinue deposit of the amount of state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of state revenue in the Olympic Games trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of state, municipal, and county tax revenue that may be deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(i) The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide an estimate before August 31 of the year that is 12 years before the year in which the games would be held in this state, or as soon as practical after that date, of the total amount of state, municipal, and county tax revenue that would be deposited in the Olympic Games trust fund if the games were to be held in this state at a site selected pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee. A local organizing committee may submit the department's [~~comptroller's~~] estimate to a site selection organization.

(j) The department may not make a disbursement from the Olympic Games trust fund unless the department [~~comptroller~~] certifies that the disbursement is for a purpose for which the state and each endorsing municipality or endorsing county are jointly obligated under a games support contract or other agreement described by Subsection (g) of this section. A disbursement may not be made from the trust fund that the department determines would be used for the purpose of soliciting the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state.

(k) If the department [~~comptroller~~] certifies under Subsection (j) of this section that a disbursement may be made from the Olympic Games trust fund, the obligation shall be satisfied proportionately from the state and municipal or county revenue in the trust fund.

(l) Two years after the closing event of the games, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall transfer to the general revenue fund any money remaining in the Olympic Games trust fund, not to exceed the amount of state revenue remaining in the trust fund, plus any interest earned on that state revenue. The comptroller shall remit to each endorsing entity in proportion to the amount contributed by the entity any money remaining in the trust fund after the required amount is transferred to the general revenue fund.

No equivalent provision.

SECTION 4. Sections 5(b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1) of this section, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the department [~~comptroller~~] determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events, including areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal provided by the local organizing committee under Section 7 of this Act. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area. Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county that has been selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of local sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue in the Olympic Games trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of state and local tax revenue that may be transferred to or deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(f) Subject to Subsection (m) of this section, each endorsing municipality or endorsing county shall remit to the comptroller and the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit into a trust fund designated as the Olympic Games trust fund, on a quarterly basis, the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5) of this section, as applicable. Subject to Section 6 of this Act and Subsection (m) of this section, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit into the trust fund the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue retained under Subsection (d) of this section for the same calendar quarter and, at the same time, shall transfer to the fund the state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section for the quarter. The Olympic Games trust fund is established outside the treasury but is held in trust by the comptroller for the administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be spent by the department without appropriation only as provided by this Act.

The comptroller shall discontinue transfer [~~deposit~~] of the amount of state tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section on the earlier of:

(1) the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or

(2) the date the amount of state revenue in the Olympic Games trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of state, municipal, and county tax revenue that may be transferred to or deposited in the trust fund under Subsection (m) of this section.

(i) The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide an estimate before August 31 of the year that is 12 years before the year in which the games would be held in this state, or as soon as practical after that date, of the total amount of state, municipal, and county tax revenue that would be transferred to or deposited in the Olympic Games trust fund if the games were to be held in this state at a site selected pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee. A local organizing committee may submit the department's [~~comptroller's~~] estimate to a site selection organization.

(l) Two years after the closing event of the games, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall transfer to the general revenue fund any money remaining in the Olympic Games trust fund, not to exceed the amount of state revenue remaining in the trust fund, plus any interest earned on that state revenue. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall remit to each endorsing entity in proportion to the amount contributed by the entity any money remaining in the trust fund after the required amount is transferred to the general revenue fund.

(m) In no event may:

(1) the total amount of state, municipal, and county tax revenue transferred to or deposited in the Olympic Games trust fund exceed $100 million; or

(2) the joint liability of the state and an endorsing municipality or county under a joinder agreement and any other games support contracts entered into pursuant to this Act exceed the lesser of:

(A) $100 million; or

(B) the total amount of revenue transferred to or deposited in the Olympic Games trust fund and interest earned on the fund.

SECTION 4. Sections 5A(a)(1) and (2), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(1) "Endorsing county" means:

(A) a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more events; or

(B) a county that:

(i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;

(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the department [~~comptroller~~]; and

(iii) is a party to an event support contract.

(2) "Endorsing municipality" means:

(A) a municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more events; or

(B) a municipality that:

(i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;

(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the department [~~comptroller~~]; and

(iii) is a party to an event support contract.

No equivalent provision.

SECTION 5. Section 5A(a), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subdivisions (1), (2), and (4) and Subdivision (5), as amended by S.B. 293, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, to read as follows:

(1) "Endorsing county" means:

(A) a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more events; or

(B) a county that:

(i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;

(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the department [~~comptroller~~]; and

(iii) is a party to an event support contract.

(2) "Endorsing municipality" means:

(A) a municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more events; or

(B) a municipality that:

(i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;

(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the department [~~comptroller~~]; and

(iii) is a party to an event support contract.

(4) "Event" means a Super Bowl, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four tournament game, the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, the X Games, the National Hockey League All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, a game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl Championship Series or its successor or a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision postseason playoff or championship game, the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's or women's lacrosse championships, a World Cup Soccer game, the World Cup soccer tournament, the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the Major League Soccer Cup, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals event, an Elite Rodeo Association World Championship, the United States Open Championship, the World Games, a national collegiate championship of an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, an Olympic activity, including a Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community Olympic Development Program, the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games, a mixed martial arts championship, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a Formula One automobile race, the Moto Grand Prix of the United States, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the National Cutting Horse Association Triple Crown, a national political convention of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee, a presidential general election debate, or the largest event held each year at a sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of not less than 125,000. The term includes any activities related to or associated with an event.

(5) "Site selection organization" means:

(A) the National Football League, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Basketball Association, ESPN or an affiliate, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the International World Games Association, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), Dorna Sports, the Amateur Athletic Union, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the Elite Rodeo Association, Major League Soccer, the United States Golf Association, or the United States Olympic Committee;

(B) the national governing body of a sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Formula One Management Limited, or the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile;

(D) the National Cutting Horse Association;

(E) the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee; [or]

(F) the Ultimate Fighting Championship; or

(G) the Commission on Presidential Debates.

SECTION 5. Sections 5A(a-1), (a-2), (b), (b-1), (c), (d), (d-1), (f), (i), (j), (k), (m), (p), (v), (w), and (y), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:

(a-1) An event not listed in Subsection (a)(4) of this section is ineligible for funding under this section. A listed event may receive funding under this section only if:

(1) a site selection organization selects a site located in this state for the event to be held one time or, for an event scheduled to be held each year for a period of years under an event contract, or an event support contract, one time each year for the period of years, after considering, through a highly competitive selection process, one or more sites that are not located in this state;

(2) a site selection organization selects a site in this state as:

(A) the sole site for the event; or

(B) the sole site for the event in a region composed of this state and one or more adjoining states;

(3) the event is held not more than one time in any year; and

(4) the amount of the incremental increase in tax receipts determined by the department [~~comptroller~~] under Subsection (b) of this section equals or exceeds $1 million, provided that for an event scheduled to be held each year for a period of years under an event contract or event support contract, the incremental increase in tax receipts shall be calculated as if the event did not occur in the prior year.

(a-2) Subsection (a-1)(1) of this section does not apply to an event that is the largest event held each year at a sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of not less than 125,000. If an endorsing municipality or endorsing county requests the department [~~comptroller~~] to make a determination under Subsection (b) of this section for an event described by this subsection, the provisions of this section apply to that event as if it satisfied the eligibility requirements for an event under Subsection (a-1)(1) of this section.

No equivalent provision.

(b) If a site selection organization selects a site for an event in this state pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county, upon request of a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine for a one-year period that begins two months before the date on which the event will begin, in accordance with procedures developed by the department [~~comptroller~~]:

(1) the incremental increase in the receipts to the state from taxes imposed under Chapters 151, 152, 156, and 183, Tax Code, and under Title 5, Alcoholic Beverage Code, within the market areas designated under Subsection (c) of this section, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities;

(2) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the state on behalf of each endorsing municipality in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing municipality under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities;

(3) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by the state on behalf of each endorsing county in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing county under Section 323.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing county under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities;

(4) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by each endorsing municipality in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities; and

(5) the incremental increase in the receipts collected by each endorsing county in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 352, Tax Code, that is directly attributable, as determined by the department [~~comptroller~~], to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities.

(b-1) A request for a determination of the amount of incremental increase in tax receipts specified by Subsection (b) of this section must be submitted to the department [~~comptroller~~] not earlier than one year and not later than 45 days before the date the event begins. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall base the determination specified by Subsection (b) of this section on information submitted by the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county, and must make the determination not later than the 30th day after the date the department [~~comptroller~~] receives the request and related information.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(1) of this section, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall designate as a market area for the event each area in which the department [~~comptroller~~] determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities, including areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the event based on the proposal provided by the local organizing committee to the department [~~comptroller~~]. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area. An endorsing municipality or endorsing county that has been selected as the site for the event must be included in a market area for the event.

(d) Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county shall remit to the comptroller and the comptroller shall deposit into a trust fund created by the comptroller and designated as the Major Events trust fund the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5) of this section, less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county. The comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall retain the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Sections 321.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, or to the county under Sections 323.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, and deposit into the trust fund the tax revenues, less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county. The comptroller shall begin retaining and depositing the local tax revenues with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the first day of the one-year period described by Subsection (b) of this section or at a time otherwise determined to be practicable by the department [~~comptroller~~] and shall discontinue retaining the local tax revenues under this subsection when the amount of the applicable tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section has been retained. The Major Events trust fund is established outside the state treasury and is held in trust by the comptroller for administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be disbursed by the department [~~comptroller~~] without appropriation only as provided by this section.

(d-1) Not later than the 90th day after the last day of an event and in lieu of the local tax revenues remitted [to] or retained [~~by the comptroller~~] under Subsection (d) of this section, a municipality or county may remit to the comptroller for deposit in the Major Events trust fund other local funds in an amount equal to the total amount of local tax revenue determined by the department under Subsections (b)(2) through (5) of this section. The amount deposited by the comptroller into the Major Events trust fund under this subsection is subject to Subsection (f) of this section.

No equivalent provision.

(f) The comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall deposit into the Major Events trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue not to exceed the amount determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of the local revenue retained or remitted under this section, including:

(1) local sales and use tax revenue;

(2) mixed beverage tax revenue;

(3) hotel occupancy tax revenue; and

(4) surcharge and user fee revenue.

(i) A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county shall provide information required by the department [~~comptroller~~] to enable the department [~~comptroller~~] to fulfill the department's [~~comptroller's~~] duties under this section, including annual audited statements of any financial records required by a site selection organization and data obtained by the local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county relating to attendance at the event, including an estimate of the number of people expected to attend the event who are not residents of this state, and to the economic impact of the event. A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide an annual audited financial statement required by the department [~~comptroller~~], if any, not later than the end of the fourth month after the date the period covered by the financial statement ends. After the conclusion of an event and on the department's [~~comptroller's~~] request, a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide information relating to the event, such as attendance figures, including an estimate of the number of attendees at the event who are not residents of this state, financial information, or other public information held by the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county that the department [~~comptroller~~] considers necessary.

(j) Not later than the 30th day after the date a request of a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county is submitted to the department [~~comptroller~~] under Subsection (b-1) of this section, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall provide an estimate of the total amount of tax revenue that would be deposited in the Major Events trust fund under this section in connection with that event, if the event were to be held in this state at a site selected pursuant to an application by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county. A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county may submit the department's [~~comptroller's~~] estimate to a site selection organization.

(k) The department [~~comptroller~~] may make a disbursement from the Major Events trust fund on the prior approval of each contributing endorsing municipality or endorsing county for a purpose for which a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county or the state is obligated under a game support contract or event support contract. If an obligation is incurred under a games support contract or event support contract to make a structural improvement to the site or to add a fixture to the site for purposes of an event and that improvement or fixture is expected to derive most of its value in subsequent uses of the site for future events, a disbursement from the trust fund made for purposes of that obligation is limited to five percent of the cost of the improvement or fixture and the remainder of the obligation is not eligible for a disbursement from the trust fund, unless the improvement or fixture is for a publicly owned facility. In considering whether to make a disbursement from the trust fund, the department [~~comptroller~~] may not consider a contingency clause in an event support contract as relieving a local organizing committee's, endorsing municipality's, or endorsing county's obligation to pay a cost under the contract. A disbursement may not be made from the trust fund that the department [~~comptroller~~] determines would be used for the purpose of soliciting the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state.

No equivalent provision.

(m) On payment of all state, municipal, or county obligations under a game support contract or event support contract related to the location of any particular event in the state, the comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall remit to each endorsing entity, in proportion to the amount contributed by the entity, any money remaining in the trust fund.

(p) The department [~~comptroller~~] may not undertake any of the responsibilities or duties set forth in this section unless:

(1) a request is submitted by the municipality or the county in which the event will be located;

(2) the event meets all the requirements for funding under this section, including Subsection (a-1) of this section; and

(3) the request is accompanied by documentation from a site selection organization selecting the site for the event.

(v) The department [~~comptroller~~] may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(w) Not later than 10 months after the last day of an event eligible for disbursements from the Major Events trust fund for costs associated with the event, the department [~~comptroller~~] using existing resources shall complete a study in the market area of the event on the measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event and related activities. The department [~~comptroller~~] shall post on the department's [~~comptroller's~~] Internet website:

(1) the results of the study conducted under this subsection, including any source documentation or other information relied on by the department [~~comptroller~~] for the study;

(2) the amount of incremental increase in tax receipts for the event determined by the department under Subsection (b) of this section;

(3) the site selection organization documentation described in Subsection (p)(3) of this section;

(4) any source documentation or information described under Subsection (i) of this section that was relied on by the department [~~comptroller~~] in making the determination of the amount of incremental increase in tax receipts under Subsection (b) of this section; and

(5) documentation verifying that:

(A) a request submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county under Subsection (p) of this section is complete and certified as such by the department [~~comptroller~~];

(B) the determination on the amount of incremental increases in tax receipts under Subsection (b) of this section considered the information submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county as required under Subsection (b-1) of this section; and

(y) After the conclusion of an event, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall compare information on the actual attendance figures provided to the department [~~comptroller~~] under Subsection (i) of this section with the estimated attendance numbers used to determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Subsection (b) of this section. If the actual attendance figures are significantly lower than the estimated attendance numbers, the department [~~comptroller~~] may reduce the amount of a disbursement for an endorsing entity under the Major Events trust fund in proportion to the discrepancy between the actual and estimated attendance and in proportion to the amount contributed to the fund by the entity. The department [~~comptroller~~] by rule shall define "significantly lower" for purposes of this subsection and provide the manner in which a disbursement may be proportionately reduced. This subsection does not affect the remittance of any money remaining in the fund in accordance with Subsection (m) of this section.

SECTION 6. Section 5A, Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (b), (b-1), (c), (d), (d-1), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (p), (v), (w), and (y) and adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:

(a-1) An event not listed in Subsection (a)(4) of this section is ineligible for funding under this section. A listed event may receive funding under this section only if:

(2) a site selection organization selects a site in this state as:

(A) the sole site for the event; or

(B) the sole site for the event in a region composed of this state and one or more adjoining states;

(3) the event is held not more than one time in any year; and

(a-3) For purposes of Subsection (a-1) of this section, each presidential general election debate in a series of presidential debates before a general election is considered a separate, single event.

(d) Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county shall remit to the comptroller and the comptroller shall deposit into a trust fund created by the comptroller, at the direction of the department, and designated as the Major Events trust fund the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5) of this section, less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county. The comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall retain the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Sections 321.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, or to the county under Sections 323.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, and deposit into the trust fund the tax revenues, less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county. The comptroller shall begin retaining and depositing the local tax revenues with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the first day of the one-year period described by Subsection (b) of this section or at a time otherwise determined to be practicable by the department [~~comptroller~~] and shall discontinue retaining the local tax revenues under this subsection when the amount of the applicable tax revenue determined by the department under Subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section has been retained. The Major Events trust fund is established outside the state treasury and is held in trust by the comptroller for administration of this Act. Money in the trust fund may be disbursed by the department [~~comptroller~~] without appropriation only as provided by this section.

(d-1) Not later than the 90th day after the last day of an event and in lieu of the local tax revenues remitted [to] or retained [~~by the comptroller~~] under Subsection (d) of this section, a municipality or county may remit to the department [~~comptroller~~] for deposit in the Major Events trust fund other local funds in an amount equal to the total amount of local tax revenue determined by the department under Subsections (b)(2) through (5) of this section. The amount deposited by the department [~~comptroller~~] into the Major Events trust fund under this subsection is subject to Subsection (f) of this section.

(e) In addition to the tax revenue deposited in the Major Events trust fund under Subsection (d) of this section, an endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under an event support contract and this section by pledging surcharges from user fees, including parking or ticket fees, charged in connection with the event. An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may collect and remit to the department [~~comptroller~~] surcharges and user fees attributable to the event for deposit into the Major Events trust fund.

(f) The comptroller, at the direction of the department, shall transfer [~~deposit~~] into the Major Events trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue not to exceed the amount determined by the department under Subsection (b)(1) of this section in an amount equal to 6.25 times the amount of the local revenue retained or remitted under this section, including:

(1) local sales and use tax revenue;

(2) mixed beverage tax revenue;

(3) hotel occupancy tax revenue; and

(4) surcharge and user fee revenue.

(l) If a disbursement is made from the Major Events trust fund under Subsection (k) of this section, the obligation shall be satisfied proportionately from the state and local revenue in the trust fund.

(m) On payment of all state, municipal, or county obligations under a game support contract or event support contract related to the location of any particular event in the state, the department [~~comptroller~~] shall remit to each endorsing entity, in proportion to the amount contributed by the entity, any money remaining in the trust fund.