87R5540 ADM-D
 
  By: Howard, Israel H.B. No. 2420
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference
  and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement
  Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 478.0001(3) and (7), Government Code,
  as effective April 1, 2021, are amended to read as follows:
               (3)  "Event" means any of the following and includes
  any activity related to or associated with the following:
                     (A)  the Academy of Country Music Awards;
                     (B)  the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic
  Games;
                     (C)  the Breeders' Cup World Championships;
                     (D)  a game of the College Football Playoff or its
  successor;
                     (E)  an Elite Rodeo Association World
  Championship;
                     (F)  a Formula One automobile race;
                     (G)  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 at least
  125,000;
                     (H)  the Major League Baseball All-Star Game;
                     (I)  the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the
  Major League Soccer Cup;
                     (J)  a mixed martial arts championship;
                     (K)  the Moto Grand Prix of the United States;
                     (L)  the National Association for Stock Car Auto
  Racing (NASCAR):
                           (i)  All-Star Race; or
                           (ii)  season-ending Championship Race;
                     (M)  the National Basketball Association All-Star
  Game;
                     (N)  a National Collegiate Athletic Association
  Final Four tournament game;
                     (O)  the National Collegiate Athletic Association
  men's or women's lacrosse championships;
                     (P)  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;
                     (Q)  the National Cutting Horse Association
  Triple Crown;
                     (R)  the National Hockey League All-Star Game;
                     (S)  a national political convention of the
  Republican National Committee or the Democratic National
  Committee;
                     (T)  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;
                     (U)  a presidential general election debate;
                     (V)  the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
  National Finals Rodeo;
                     (W)  the South by Southwest Conference and
  Festivals;
                     (X)  a Super Bowl;
                     (Y) [(X)]  the United States Open Championship;
                     (Z) [(Y)]  a World Cup soccer game or the World
  Cup soccer tournament;
                     (AA) [(Z)]  the World Games; or
                     (BB) [(AA)]  the X Games.
               (7)  "Site selection organization" means:
                     (A)  the Academy of Country Music;
                     (B)  the Amateur Athletic Union;
                     (C)  the College Football Playoff Administration,
  LLC, or its successor;
                     (D)  the Commission on Presidential Debates;
                     (E)  the Democratic National Committee;
                     (F)  Dorna Sports;
                     (G)  the Elite Rodeo Association;
                     (H)  ESPN or an affiliate;
                     (I)  the Federation Internationale de Football
  Association (FIFA);
                     (J)  the International World Games Association;
                     (K)  Major League Baseball;
                     (L)  Major League Soccer;
                     (M)  the National Association for Stock Car Auto
  Racing (NASCAR);
                     (N)  the National Basketball Association;
                     (O)  the National Collegiate Athletic
  Association;
                     (P)  the National Cutting Horse Association;
                     (Q)  the National Football League;
                     (R)  the National Hockey League;
                     (S)  the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association;
                     (T)  the Republican National Committee;
                     (U)  South by Southwest;
                     (V)  the Ultimate Fighting Championship;
                     (W) [(V)]  the United States Golf Association;
                     (X) [(W)]  the United States Olympic Committee;
  or
                     (Y) [(X)]  the national governing body of a sport
  that is recognized by:
                           (i)  the Federation Internationale de
  l'Automobile;
                           (ii)  Formula One Management Limited;
                           (iii)  the National Thoroughbred Racing
  Association; or
                           (iv)  the United States Olympic Committee.
         SECTION 2.  Section 478.0053, Government Code, as effective
  April 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 478.0053.  EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY
  REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN EVENTS [LARGE VENUES].  Section
  478.0051(b)(1) does not apply to an event described by Section
  478.0001(3)(G) or (W). If an endorsing municipality or endorsing
  county requests the office to make a determination under Section
  478.0102 for an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(G) or (W),
  the remaining provisions of this chapter apply to that event as if
  the event satisfied the eligibility requirements under Section
  478.0051(b)(1).
         SECTION 3.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
  over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
  relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
  codes.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.