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AN ACT
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relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of |
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certain events for funding under the Major Events 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 or an affiliate, the National Hockey League, |
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Major League Baseball, the Federation Internationale de Football |
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Association (FIFA), the International World Games Association, the |
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), or the |
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United 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) the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
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SECTION 2. The amendment made by this Act to Section 5A(a), |
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Chapter 1507 (S.B. 456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1999 (Article 5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is |
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intended only to clarify existing law, as amended by Chapter 1371 |
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(S.B. 1678), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, |
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on the eligibility of certain events to receive funding from the |
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Major Events trust fund. Each event held on or after the effective |
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date of S.B. 1678, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and the |
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event's eligibility to receive funding from the Major Events trust |
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fund, are governed by the law as clarified by this Act. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 293 passed the Senate on |
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March 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on March 31, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 293 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on March 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 114, |
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Nays 27, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |