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SENATE BILL NO. 1
BY SENATORS MARTINY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
BOUDREAUX, BROWN, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR,
DONAHUE, ERDEY, GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR,
LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MILKOVICH, MIZELL, PETERSON,
RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, WALSWORTH
AND WARD AND REPRESENTATI VE LEGER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 51:2365.1(A)(5) and (7)(a), relative to the definition of a
3 qualified event or qualified major event for purposes of the Major Events Incentive
4 Program; to include a college tournament or championship in the definition of a
5 qualified event or qualified major event; to provide for an effective date; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 51:2365.1(A)(5) and (7)(a) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
9 as follows:
10 ยง2365.1. Major Events Incentive Program and the Major Events Incentive Program
11 Subfund
12 A. Definitions
13 As used in this Section:
14 * * *
15 (5) "Qualified event" or "qualified major event" means a National Football
16 League Super Bowl, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four
17 tournament game, the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, the X Games,
18 a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
19 postseason playoff or championship game, a college tournament or championship,
20 the World Games, a national collegiate championship of an amateur sport sanctioned
21 by the national governing body of the sport that is recognized by the United States
22 Olympic Committee, an Olympic activity including a Junior or Senior activity,
23 training program, or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic
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1 Committee's Community Olympic Development Program, a mixed martial arts
2 championship, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a Bassmasters Classic, a
3 National Motorsports race, the Red Bull Signature Series, a National Collegiate
4 Athletic Association football kickoff game, a national championship or Olympic
5 trials of an amateur or professional sport sanctioned by the national governing body
6 of the sport, the United States Bowling Congress Tournament, a national military
7 event, or a national political convention of the Republican National Committee or
8 of the Democratic National Committee. The term includes any activities related to
9 or associated with a qualified event.
10 * * *
11 (7) "Site selection organization" means any of the following:
12 (a) The National Football League, the National Collegiate Athletic
13 Association or any affiliated conference, the National Basketball Association, the
14 International World Games Association, or the United States Olympic Committee.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
18 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
19 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
20 effective on the day following such approval.
21
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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