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TX Govt Code § 478.0107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter C. State Actions Relating to Events|Section 478.0107. Economic Impact Study

Sec. 478.0107.  ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY.  (a)  Not later than the 10th month after the last day of an event eligible for disbursements from the fund, using existing resources, the office shall complete a study in the market area of the event on the measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the event.(b)  The office shall post on the office's Internet website:(1)  the results of the study conducted under Subsection (a), including any source documentation or other information on which the office relied for the study;(2)  the incremental increase in tax receipts for the event determined under Section 478.0102 and any source documentation or information described by Section 478.0251 on which the office relied to determine that increase;(3)  the documentation described by Section 478.0101(3); and(4)  documentation verifying that:(A)  a request submitted under Section 478.0101 is complete and certified as complete by the office;(B)  the office considered the information submitted by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county to determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 478.0102 as required by Section 478.0102(b); and(C)  each deadline established under this chapter was met.(c)  This section does not require disclosure of information that is confidential under Chapter 552 or confidential or privileged under other law.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 9.007, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter C. State Actions Relating to Events|Section 478.0108. Distribution and Publication of Plan to Prevent Trafficking of Persons in Connection With Event

Sec. 478.0108.  DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION OF PLAN TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH EVENT.  The office of the attorney general may:(1)  distribute the plan required by Section 478.0051(b)(5) to appropriate law enforcement agencies and the office of the governor; and(2)  publish the plan on the Internet website of the office of the attorney general.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 478.0151. Major Events Reimbursement Program Fund

Sec. 478.0151.  MAJOR EVENTS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FUND.  The major events reimbursement program fund is established outside the state treasury and is held in trust by the comptroller for administration of this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 478.0152. Deposit of Municipal and County Tax Revenue

Sec. 478.0152.  DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY TAX REVENUE.  (a)  Each endorsing municipality or endorsing county participating in the program 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 major events reimbursement program fund the amount of the municipality's or county's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined under Section 478.0102(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 478.0102(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 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 one-year period described by Section 478.0102(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 478.0102(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 § 478.0153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 478.0153. Other Local Money

Sec. 478.0153.  OTHER LOCAL MONEY.  (a) In lieu of the municipal and county tax revenues remitted or retained under Section 478.0152, an endorsing municipality or endorsing county may remit to the office for deposit to the fund other local money in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal and county tax revenue determined under Sections 478.0102(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 eligible for funding under the program.(c)  For purposes of Section 478.0155, the amount deposited under this section is considered remitted local revenue.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 478.0154. Surcharges and User Fees

Sec. 478.0154.  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 fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter D. Fund Establishment and Contributions|Section 478.0155. State Tax Revenue

Sec. 478.0155.  STATE TAX REVENUE.  (a)  The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the fund a portion of the state tax revenue in an amount equal to the prevailing state sales tax rate multiplied by the amount of the local 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 478.0102(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 § 478.0201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0201. Disbursement Without Appropriation

Sec. 478.0201.  DISBURSEMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATION.  Money in the 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 § 478.0202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0202. Disbursement From Fund

Sec. 478.0202.  DISBURSEMENT FROM FUND.  (a)  After approval of each contributing endorsing municipality and endorsing county, the office may make a disbursement from the fund for a purpose for which a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state is obligated under a games support contract or event support contract.(b)  In considering whether to make a disbursement from the 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 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 § 478.0203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0203. Reduction of Disbursement Amount

Sec. 478.0203.  REDUCTION OF DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT.  (a)  After the conclusion of an event, the office shall compare information on the actual attendance figures provided under Section 478.0251 with the estimated attendance numbers used to determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 478.0102.  If the actual attendance figures are significantly lower than the estimated attendance numbers, the office may reduce the amount of a disbursement from the 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 478.0207 of any money remaining 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 § 478.0204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0204. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 478.0204.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  (a)  Money in the fund may be used to:(1)  pay the principal of and interest on notes issued under Section 478.0252; and(2)  fulfill obligations of an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state to a site selection organization under a games support contract or event support contract.(b)  Subject to Sections 478.0202 and 478.0205, the obligations described by Subsection (a)(2) may include the payment of:(1)  the costs relating to the preparations necessary or desirable for conducting the event; and(2)  the costs of conducting the event, including the costs of an improvement or renovation to an existing facility and the costs of the 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 § 478.0205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0205. Limitation on Certain Disbursements

Sec. 478.0205.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DISBURSEMENTS.  (a)  A disbursement from the fund is limited to five percent of the cost of a structural improvement or a fixture if:(1)  an obligation is incurred under a games support contract or 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 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 § 478.0206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0206. Prohibited Disbursement

Sec. 478.0206.  PROHIBITED DISBURSEMENT.  The office may not make a disbursement from the fund that the office determines would be used to solicit the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter E. Disbursements From Fund|Section 478.0207. Remittance of Remaining Fund Money

Sec. 478.0207.  REMITTANCE OF REMAINING FUND MONEY.  On payment of all municipal, county, or state obligations under a games support contract or 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 fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 478.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 478.0251. Required Information

Sec. 478.0251.  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 an 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 § 478.0252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 478.0252. Issuance of Notes

Sec. 478.0252.  ISSUANCE OF NOTES.  (a)  To meet its obligations under a games support contract or 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 deposited to the 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 § 478.0253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 478 - Major Events Reimbursement Program|Subchapter F. Local Powers and Duties Relating to Events|Section 478.0253. Pledge of Surcharges to Guarantee Obligations

Sec. 478.0253.  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 478.0152, 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 § 479.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 479.0001. Definitions

Sec. 479.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Endorsing county" means a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for a motor sports racing event.(2)  "Endorsing municipality" means a municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for a motor sports racing event.(3)  "Event support contract" means a joinder undertaking, joinder agreement, or similar contract executed by a site selection organization and an endorsing municipality or endorsing county.(4)  "Motor sports racing event" means a specific automobile racing event sanctioned by the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS) and held at a temporary event venue.  The term includes an event or activity held, sponsored, or endorsed by the site selection organization in conjunction with the racing event.(5)  "Trust fund" means the motor sports racing trust fund established 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 § 479.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 479.0002. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 479.0002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter may not be construed as creating or requiring a state guarantee of an obligation imposed on an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state under a motor sports racing event support contract or another agreement relating to hosting a motor sports racing event in this state.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 479.0003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 479.0003. Applicability of Provisions Relating to Games

Sec. 479.0003.  APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO GAMES.  Any provision of this subtitle applicable to games as defined by Section 475.0001 also applies to a motor sports racing event.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 479.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Motor Sports Racing Events|Section 479.0051. Prerequisites for Office Action

Sec. 479.0051.  PREREQUISITES FOR OFFICE ACTION.  The office may not undertake any duty imposed by this chapter unless:(1)  the municipality and county in which a motor sports racing event will be held submit a request; and(2)  the request is accompanied by documentation from a site selection organization selecting the site for the racing event.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 479.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Motor Sports Racing Events|Section 479.0052. Determination of Incremental Increase in Certain Tax Receipts

Sec. 479.0052.  DETERMINATION OF INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN CERTAIN TAX RECEIPTS.  (a)  After a site selection organization selects a site for a motor sports racing event in this state in accordance with an application by a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county, the office shall determine the incremental increases in the following tax receipts that the office determines are directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the racing event for the 30-day period that ends at the end of the day after the date on which the racing event will be held:(1)  the receipts to this state from taxes imposed under Chapters 151, 152, 156, and 183, Tax Code, and under Title 5, Alcoholic Beverage Code, in the market areas designated under Section 479.0054;(2)  the receipts collected by this state for each endorsing municipality in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing municipality under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code;(3)  the receipts collected by this state for each endorsing county in the market area from the sales and use tax imposed by each endorsing county under Section 323.101(a), Tax Code, and the mixed beverage tax revenue to be received by each endorsing county under Section 183.051(b), Tax Code;(4)  the receipts collected by each endorsing municipality in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, Tax Code; and(5)  the receipts collected by each endorsing county in the market area from the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 352, Tax Code.(b)  The office shall make the determination required by Subsection (a) in accordance with procedures the office develops.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 479.0053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs|Chapter 479 - Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund|Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Motor Sports Racing Events|Section 479.0053. Time for Determination

Sec. 479.0053.  TIME FOR DETERMINATION.  The office shall determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 479.0052 not later than three months before the date of the motor sports racing event.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.|