Section 184.21 - Eligibility(a) An event is eligible for participation in the Events Trust Fund Program only if: (1) a site selection organization selects a site in Texas through a highly competitive process after considering one or more sites that are not located in this state, for the event to be held one time or, for an event scheduled to be held each year for a period of years under an event support contract, one time each year for the period of years;(2) a site selection organization selects a site in this state as: (A) the sole site for the event; or(B) the sole site for the event in a region composed of this state and one or more adjoining states; and(3) the event that is held not more than one time in this state or an adjoining state in any year.(b) During any state fiscal year (September 1 - August 31), an applicant may not submit more than 10 events, only three of which may be nonsporting events, for reimbursement under the Events Trust Fund Program for which the Office determines that the amount of the incremental increase in tax receipts is less than $200,000. A sporting event is an event whose primary purpose, as determined by the Office, is the conduct of recreational or competitive athletic or physical activities, including individual, team, equestrian, or automotive competitions.(c) An applicant cannot receive disbursements for the same event under both the Major Events Reimbursement Program and the Events Trust Fund Program. Nothing contained herein prohibits the submission of an application for the Events Trust Fund Program for events that are ineligible as a matter of law for participation in the Major Events Reimbursement Program.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 184.21
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 52, December 23, 2016, TexReg 10271, eff. 1/1/2017