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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a venue district to act as an endorsing |
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municipality or endorsing county for purposes of games or event |
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trust funds; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 335, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 335.078 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 335.078. VENUE DISTRICT AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY OR |
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COUNTY. (a) A venue district located in a county with a population |
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of 3.3 million or more may act as an endorsing municipality or |
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endorsing county under Chapter 1507, Acts of the 76th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes). |
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(b) A venue district acting as an endorsing municipality or |
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endorsing county under Chapter 1507, Acts of the 76th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes), shall remit for deposit into the trust fund established |
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for the games or event the amounts determined by the comptroller |
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under that chapter. The comptroller shall determine the |
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incremental increase in receipts attributable to the games or event |
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and related activities under that chapter based on the amount of |
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applicable taxes imposed by each municipality or county that |
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comprises the venue district and not on the amount of taxes imposed |
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by the venue district. |
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(c) A venue district acting as an endorsing municipality or |
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endorsing county under Chapter 1507, Acts of the 76th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes), may guarantee the district's obligations under a games |
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or event support contract by pledging surcharges from user fees, |
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including parking or ticket fees, charged in connection with the |
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games or event and related activities. |
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(d) Subject to Subsection (b), a venue district acting as an |
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endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Chapter 1507, Acts |
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of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as authorized by this section, has |
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all the powers of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county |
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under that chapter, and any action an endorsing municipality or |
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endorsing county is required to take by ordinance or order under |
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that chapter may be taken by order or resolution of the venue |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |