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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the |
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Major Events Reimbursement Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 478.0001(3), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), 605 (S.B. 1155), and |
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915 (H.B. 3607), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2021, is reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Event" means any of the following and includes |
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any activity related to or associated with the following: |
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(A) the Academy of Country Music Awards; |
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(B) the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic |
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Games; |
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(C) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship |
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game; |
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(D) the Breeders' Cup World Championships; |
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(E) a game of the College Football Playoff or its |
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successor; |
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(F) the Confederation of North, Central America |
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and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup; |
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(G) [(F)] a CONVRG conference; |
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(H) [(G)] an Elite Rodeo Association World |
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Championship; |
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(I) [(H)] a Formula One automobile race; |
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(J) [(I)] the largest event held each year at a |
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sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent seating |
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capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of at least |
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125,000 on September 1, 2021; |
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(K) [(J)] the Major League Baseball All-Star |
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Game; |
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(L) [(K)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game |
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or the Major League Soccer Cup; |
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(M) [(L)] a mixed martial arts championship; |
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(N) [(M)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United |
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States; |
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(O) [(N)] the National Association for Stock Car |
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Auto Racing (NASCAR): |
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(i) All-Star Race; |
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(ii) season-ending Championship Race; or |
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(iii) Texas Grand Prix race; |
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(P) [(O)] the National Basketball Association |
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All-Star Game; |
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(Q) [(P)] a National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association Final Four tournament game; |
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(R) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association men's or women's lacrosse championships; |
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(S) [(R)] a national collegiate championship of |
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an amateur sport sanctioned by the national governing body of the |
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sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee; |
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(T) [(S)] the National Cutting Horse Association |
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Triple Crown; |
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(U) [(T)] the National Hockey League All-Star |
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Game; |
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(V) the National Hot Rod Association Fall |
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Nationals at the Texas Motorplex; |
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(W) [(U)] a national political convention of the |
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Republican National Committee or the Democratic National |
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Committee; |
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(X) [(V)] [a championship event in] the National |
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Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series; |
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(Y) [(W)] an Olympic activity, including a |
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Junior or Senior activity, training program, or feeder program |
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sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee's Community |
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Olympic Development Program; |
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(Z) [(X)] a presidential general election |
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debate; |
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(AA) [(Y)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association National Finals Rodeo; |
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(BB) [(Z)] a Super Bowl; |
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(CC) [(AA)] the United States Open Championship; |
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(EE) [(BB)] a World Cup soccer game or the World |
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Cup soccer tournament; |
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(FF) [(CC)] the World Games; |
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(GG) [(DD)] a World Wrestling Entertainment |
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WrestleMania event; or |
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(HH) [(EE)] the X Games. |
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SECTION 2. Section 478.0001(7), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 10 (H.B. 1472), 102 (S.B. 1265), and 915 (H.B. 3607), |
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Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted |
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and amended to read as follows: |
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(7) "Site selection organization" means: |
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(A) the Academy of Country Music; |
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(B) the Amateur Athletic Union; |
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(C) the Big 12 Conference; |
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(D) the College Football Playoff Administration, |
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LLC, or its successor; |
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(E) the Commission on Presidential Debates; |
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(F) the Confederation of North, Central America |
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and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf); |
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(G) [(F)] the Democratic National Committee; |
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(H) [(G)] Dorna Sports; |
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(I) [(H)] the Elite Rodeo Association; |
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(J) [(I)] Encore Live; |
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(K) [(J)] ESPN or an affiliate; |
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(L) [(K)] the Federation Internationale de |
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Football Association (FIFA); |
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(M) [(L)] the International World Games |
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Association; |
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(N) [(M)] Major League Baseball; |
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(O) [(N)] Major League Soccer; |
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(P) [(O)] the National Association for Stock Car |
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Auto Racing (NASCAR); |
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(Q) [(P)] the National Basketball Association; |
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(R) [(Q)] the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association; |
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(S) [(R)] the National Cutting Horse |
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Association; |
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(T) [(S)] the National Football League; |
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(U) [(T)] the National Hockey League; |
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(V) the National Hot Rod Association; |
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(W) [(U)] the National Reined Cow Horse |
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Association (NRCHA); |
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(X) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association; |
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(Y) [(W)] the Republican National Committee; |
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(Z) [(X)] the Ultimate Fighting Championship; |
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(AA) [(Y)] the United States Golf Association; |
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(BB) [(Z)] the United States Olympic Committee; |
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(CC) [(AA)] World Wrestling Entertainment; or |
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(DD) [(BB)] the national governing body of a |
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sport that is recognized by: |
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(i) the Federation Internationale de |
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l'Automobile; |
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(ii) Formula One Management Limited; |
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(iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing |
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Association; or |
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(iv) the United States Olympic Committee. |
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SECTION 3. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |