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TX Govt Code § 480.0151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 480.0151. Events Trust Fund

Sec. 480.0151.  EVENTS TRUST FUND.  The events trust fund is established outside the state treasury and is held in trust by the comptroller for administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 480.0152. Deposit of Municipal and County Tax Revenue

Sec. 480.0152.  DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY TAX REVENUE.  (a)  Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county shall remit to the comptroller and the comptroller shall deposit into a trust fund created by the comptroller, at the direction of the office, and designated as the events trust fund the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined under Section 480.0102(a)(4) or (5), less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county.(b)  The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall retain the amount of sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue determined under Section 480.0102(a)(2) or (3) from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Sections 321.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, or to the county under Sections 323.502 and 183.051(b), Tax Code, less any amount of the revenue that the municipality or county determines is necessary to meet the obligations of the municipality or county, and shall deposit the retained tax revenue to the events trust fund.(c)  The comptroller shall begin retaining and depositing the municipal and county tax revenue:(1)  with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the first day of the period described by Section 480.0102(a); or(2)  at a time the office otherwise determines to be practicable.(d)  The comptroller shall discontinue retaining the municipal and county tax revenue when the amount of the applicable tax revenue determined under Section 480.0102(a)(2) or (3) has been retained.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 480.0153. Other Local Money

Sec. 480.0153.  OTHER LOCAL MONEY.  (a)  In lieu of the municipal and county tax revenues remitted or retained under Section 480.0152, an endorsing municipality or endorsing county may remit to the office for deposit to the events trust fund other local money in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal and county tax revenue determined under Sections 480.0102(a)(2)-(5).(b)  An endorsing municipality or endorsing county must remit the other local money not later than the 90th day after the last day of an event.(c)  For purposes of Section 480.0155, the amount deposited under this section is considered remitted municipal and county tax revenue.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 480.0154. Surcharges and User Fees

Sec. 480.0154.  SURCHARGES AND USER FEES.  An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may collect and remit to the office surcharges and user fees attributable to an event for deposit to the events trust fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 480.0155. State Tax Revenue

Sec. 480.0155.  STATE TAX REVENUE.  (a)  The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the events trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue in an amount equal to 6.25 multiplied by the amount of the municipal and county tax revenue retained or remitted under this chapter, including:(1)  local sales and use tax revenue;(2)  mixed beverage tax revenue;(3)  hotel occupancy tax revenue; and(4)  surcharge and user fee revenue.(b)  The amount transferred under Subsection (a) may not exceed the incremental increase in tax receipts determined under Section 480.0102(a)(1).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0201. Disbursement Without Appropriation

Sec. 480.0201.  DISBURSEMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATION.  Money in the events trust fund may be disbursed by the office without appropriation only as provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0202. Disbursement From Fund

Sec. 480.0202.  DISBURSEMENT FROM FUND.  (a)  After approval of each contributing endorsing municipality and endorsing county, the office may make a disbursement from the events trust fund for a purpose for which a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state is obligated under an event support contract, including an obligation to pay costs incurred in making preparations necessary for the event and conducting the event.(b)  In considering whether to make a disbursement from the events trust fund, the office may not consider a contingency clause in an event support contract as relieving a local organizing committee's, endorsing municipality's, or endorsing county's obligation to pay a cost under the contract.(c)  If the office makes a disbursement from the events trust fund, the office shall satisfy the obligation proportionately from the local and state revenue in the fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0203. Reduction of Disbursement Amount

Sec. 480.0203.  REDUCTION OF DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT.  (a)  After the conclusion of an event, the office shall compare information on the actual attendance figures provided under Section 480.0251 with the estimated attendance numbers used to determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 480.0102.  If the actual attendance figures are significantly lower than the estimated attendance numbers, the office may reduce the amount of a disbursement from the events trust fund for an endorsing entity:(1)  in proportion to the discrepancy between the actual and estimated attendance; and(2)  in proportion to the amount the entity contributed to the fund.(b)  The office by rule shall:(1)  define "significantly lower" for purposes of this section; and(2)  provide the manner in which the office may proportionately reduce a disbursement.(c)  This section does not affect the remittance under Section 480.0207 of any money remaining in the events trust fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0204. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 480.0204.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  (a)  Money in the events trust fund may be used to:(1)  pay the principal of and interest on notes issued under Section 480.0252; and(2)  fulfill obligations of an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state to a site selection organization under an event support contract.(b)  Subject to Sections 480.0202 and 480.0205, the obligations described by Subsection (a)(2) may include the payment of:(1)  the costs relating to the preparations necessary for conducting the event; and(2)  the costs of conducting the event, including costs of an improvement or renovation to an existing facility and costs of acquisition or construction of a new facility or other facility.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0205. Limitation on Certain Disbursements

Sec. 480.0205.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DISBURSEMENTS.  (a)  A disbursement from the events trust fund is limited to five percent of the cost of a structural improvement or a fixture if:(1)  an obligation is incurred under an event support contract to make the improvement or add the fixture to a site for an event; and(2)  the improvement or fixture is expected to derive most of its value in subsequent uses of the site for future events.(b)  The remainder of an obligation described by Subsection (a) is not eligible for a disbursement from the events trust fund, unless the obligation is for an improvement or fixture for a publicly owned facility.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0206. Prohibited Disbursements

Sec. 480.0206.  PROHIBITED DISBURSEMENTS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the office may not make a disbursement from the events trust fund that the office determines would be used to:(1)  solicit the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state;(2)  construct an arena, stadium, or convention center; or(3)  conduct usual and customary maintenance of a facility.(b)  Subsection (a) does not prohibit a disbursement from the events trust fund for the construction of temporary structures within an arena, stadium, or convention center that are necessary for the conduct of an event or temporary maintenance of a facility that is necessary for the preparation for or conduct of an event.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 480.0207. Remittance of Remaining Fund Money

Sec. 480.0207.  REMITTANCE OF REMAINING FUND MONEY.  On payment of all municipal, county, or state obligations under an event support contract related to the location of an event in this state, the office shall remit to each endorsing entity, in proportion to the amount contributed by the entity, any money remaining in the events trust fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 480.0251. Required Information

Sec. 480.0251.  REQUIRED INFORMATION.  (a)  A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county shall provide information required by the office to fulfill the office's duties under this chapter, including:(1)  annual audited statements of any financial records required by a site selection organization; and(2)  data obtained by the local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county relating to:(A)  attendance at the event, including an estimate of the number of people expected to attend the event who are not residents of this state; and(B)  the economic impact of the event.(b)  A local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide any annual audited financial statement required by the office not later than the end of the fourth month after the last day of the period covered by the financial statement.(c)  After the conclusion of an event and on the office's request, a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide information about the event, such as attendance figures, including an estimate of the number of people who attended the event who are not residents of this state, financial information, or other public information held by the committee, municipality, or county that the office considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 480.0252. Issuance of Notes

Sec. 480.0252.  ISSUANCE OF NOTES.  (a)  To meet its obligations under an event support contract to improve, construct, renovate, or acquire facilities or to acquire equipment, an endorsing municipality by ordinance or an endorsing county by order may authorize the issuance of notes.(b)  An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may provide that the notes be paid from and secured by:(1)  amounts on deposit or amounts to be transferred or deposited to the events trust fund; or(2)  surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the event, including parking or ticket fees.(c)  A note issued must mature not later than the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 480.0253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 480 - Events Trust Fund|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 480.0253. Pledge of Surcharges to Guarantee Obligations

Sec. 480.0253.  PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.  An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under an event support contract and this chapter by pledging, in addition to the tax revenue deposited under Section 480.0152, surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the event, including parking or ticket fees.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 481.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.001. Definitions

Sec. 481.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(3).(2)  "Bond" includes a note, draft, bill, warrant, debenture, certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness.(3), (4) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(3).(5)  "Bank" means the Texas Economic Development Bank.(6)  "Industry cluster" means a concentration of businesses and industries in a geographic region that are interconnected by the markets they serve, the products they produce, their suppliers, the trade associations to which their employees belong, and the educational institutions from which their employees or prospective employees receive training.(7)  "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.02, 6.01(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 481.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.002. Office

Sec. 481.002.  OFFICE.  The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office is an office within the office of the governor.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 481.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.003. Sunset Provision

Sec. 481.003.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 1.22, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 986, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1481, Sec. 1.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 5.04, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 850 (S.B. 713), Sec. 1.01, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 481.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.0045. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

Sec. 481.0045.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.  (a)  The office shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of office rules;  and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the office's jurisdiction.(b)  The office's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The office shall designate a trained person to:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution;  and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the office.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 481.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.005. Executive Director; Duties

Sec. 481.005.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;  DUTIES.  (a)  The governor shall appoint an executive director of the office who serves at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  The executive director must have demonstrated experience in the areas of economic development or tourism and executive and organizational ability.(c)  The executive director shall manage the affairs of the office under the direction of the governor.(d)  The executive director shall direct the activities of the office and, in performing that duty, shall establish policy, adopt rules, evaluate the implementation of new legislation that affects the office's duties, review and comment on the office's budget, prepare an annual report of the office's activities, conduct investigations and studies, and develop long-range plans for the future goals and needs of the office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 11, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 986, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1041, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.07, 1.08, 6.01(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 481.0067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development|Chapter 481 - Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 481.0067. Small Business Advocate

Sec. 481.0067.  SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.  (a)  The executive director shall designate an individual as the small business advocate.(b)  To be eligible to serve as the small business advocate, a person must have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in small business efforts.(c)  The small business advocate shall:(1)  serve as the principal focal point in this state for assisting small and historically underutilized businesses;(2)  assist small and historically underutilized businesses by identifying:(A)  conflicting state policy goals and state agency rules that may inhibit small and historically underutilized business development;(B)  financial barriers for those businesses;  and(C)  sources of financial assistance for those businesses;(3)  provide assistance to small and historically underutilized businesses in complying with federal, state, and local laws;  and(4)  perform research, studies, and analyses of matters affecting the interests of small and historically underutilized businesses.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|