H.B. No. 1472
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of the Concacaf Gold Cup 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) the Confederation of North, Central America
and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup;
(F) an Elite Rodeo Association World
Championship;
(G) [(F)] a Formula One automobile race;
(H) [(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;
(I) [(H)] the Major League Baseball All-Star
Game;
(J) [(I)] the Major League Soccer All-Star Game
or the Major League Soccer Cup;
(K) [(J)] a mixed martial arts championship;
(L) [(K)] the Moto Grand Prix of the United
States;
(M) [(L)] the National Association for Stock Car
Auto Racing (NASCAR):
(i) All-Star Race; or
(ii) season-ending Championship Race;
(N) [(M)] the National Basketball Association
All-Star Game;
(O) [(N)] a National Collegiate Athletic
Association Final Four tournament game;
(P) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic
Association men's or women's lacrosse championships;
(Q) [(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;
(R) [(Q)] the National Cutting Horse Association
Triple Crown;
(S) [(R)] the National Hockey League All-Star
Game;
(T) [(S)] a national political convention of the
Republican National Committee or the Democratic National
Committee;
(U) [(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;
(V) [(U)] a presidential general election
debate;
(W) [(V)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association National Finals Rodeo;
(X) [(W)] 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 Confederation of North, Central America
and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf);
(F) the Democratic National Committee;
(G) [(F)] Dorna Sports;
(H) [(G)] the Elite Rodeo Association;
(I) [(H)] ESPN or an affiliate;
(J) [(I)] the Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA);
(K) [(J)] the International World Games
Association;
(L) [(K)] Major League Baseball;
(M) [(L)] Major League Soccer;
(N) [(M)] the National Association for Stock Car
Auto Racing (NASCAR);
(O) [(N)] the National Basketball Association;
(P) [(O)] the National Collegiate Athletic
Association;
(Q) [(P)] the National Cutting Horse
Association;
(R) [(Q)] the National Football League;
(S) [(R)] the National Hockey League;
(T) [(S)] the Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association;
(U) [(T)] the Republican National Committee;
(V) [(U)] 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 LARGE VENUES. Section 478.0051(b)(1) does
not apply to an event described by Section 478.0001(3)(H)
[478.0001(3)(G)]. 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)(H) [478.0001(3)(G)],
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. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1472 was passed by the House on April
15, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 34, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1472 was passed by the Senate on April
29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor