Section 478.0001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Endorsing county" means: (A) a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for an event; or(B) a county that: (i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the office; and(iii) is a party to an event support contract.(2) "Endorsing municipality" means:(A) a municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for an event; or(B) a municipality that:(i) does not contain a site selected by a site selection organization for an event;(ii) is included in the market area for the event as designated by the office; and(iii) is a party to an event support contract.(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 Bassmaster Classic; (D) a Big 12 Football Conference Championship game; (E) the Breeders' Cup World Championships; (F) the CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards; (G) a game of the College Football Playoff or its successor; (H) the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Gold Cup; (J) an Elite Rodeo Association World Championship; (K) a Federation Equestre Internationale World Cup Final; (L) a Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) World Supercross Championship race; (M) the Formula One United States Grand Prix ; (N) 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 on September 1, 2021; (O) the Major League Baseball All-Star Game; (P) the Major League Soccer All-Star Game or the Major League Soccer Cup; (Q) a mixed martial arts championship; (R) the Moto Grand Prix of the United States; (S) the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR): (ii) season-ending Championship Race; or (iii) Texas Grand Prix race; (T) the National Basketball Association All-Star Game; (U) a National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four tournament game; (V) the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's or women's lacrosse championships; (W) 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; (X) the National Cutting Horse Association Triple Crown; (Y) the National Hockey League All-Star Game; (Z) the National Hot Rod Association Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex; (AA) a national political convention of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee; (BB) the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Championship Series; (CC) 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; (DD) a presidential general election debate; (EE) the Professional Bull Riders World Finals; (FF) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association National Finals Rodeo; (GG) a series of cricket matches or competitions within the T20 World Cup; (II) the United States Open Championship; (JJ) a World Cup soccer game or the World Cup soccer tournament; (LL) a World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania event; or (4) "Event support contract" means a joinder undertaking, joinder agreement, or similar contract executed by a site selection organization and a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county.(5) "Fund" means the major events reimbursement program fund.(6) "Program" means the major events reimbursement program. (7) "Site selection organization" means: (A) the Academy of Country Music; (B) the Amateur Athletic Union; (C) Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, LLC; (D) the Big 12 Conference; (E) CMT (Country Music Television) Productions Inc.; (F) the College Football Playoff Administration, LLC, or its successor; (G) the Commission on Presidential Debates; (H) the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf); (I) the Democratic National Committee; (K) the Elite Rodeo Association; (M) ESPN or an affiliate; (N) the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI); (O) the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); (P) the International Cricket Council; (Q) the International World Games Association; (R) Major League Baseball; (T) the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR); (U) the National Basketball Association; (V) the National Collegiate Athletic Association; (W) the National Cutting Horse Association; (X) the National Football League; (Y) the National Hockey League; (Z) the National Hot Rod Association; (AA) the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA); (BB) Professional Bull Riders, LLC; (CC) the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; (DD) the Republican National Committee; (FF) the Ultimate Fighting Championship; (GG) the United States Golf Association; (HH) the United States Olympic Committee; (II) World Wrestling Entertainment; or (JJ) the national governing body of a sport that is recognized by: (i) the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile; (ii) Formula One Management Limited or its successor; (iii) the National Thoroughbred Racing Association; or (iv) the United States Olympic Committee. Tex. Gov't. Code § 478.0001
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 974,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 974,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 915,Sec. 9.006, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 605,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 102,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 10,Sec. 1, eff. 5/15/2021.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2021.