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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the events eligible for funding from the Major Events |
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trust fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5A(a)(5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts |
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of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Site selection organization" means: |
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(A) the National Football League, the National |
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Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Basketball |
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Association, ESPN, the National Hockey League, Major League |
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Baseball, the Federation Internationale de Football Association |
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(FIFA), the International World Games Association, or the United |
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States Olympic Committee; |
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(B) the national governing body of a sport that |
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is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, the National |
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Thoroughbred Racing Association, Formula One Management Limited, |
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or the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile; |
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(C) the Academy of Country Music; |
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(D) the National Cutting Horse Association; [or] |
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(E) the Republican National Committee or the |
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Democratic National Committee; or |
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(F) an entity that selects a site to conduct, |
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considers conducting, or conducts in this state an event listed in |
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Subdivision (4) of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. The amendment made by this Act to Section |
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5A(a)(5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes), is intended only to clarify existing law with respect to |
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the eligibility of certain events to receive funding from the Major |
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Events trust fund. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |