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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.108. Property

Sec. 472.108.  PROPERTY.  An agency may acquire by lease, and maintain, use, and operate, any real, personal, or mixed property necessary to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions of the agency.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.109. Suits

Sec. 472.109.  SUITS.  The office of the attorney general shall represent an agency in any litigation.  The attorney general may assess and collect from the agency reasonable attorney's fees associated with any litigation under this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.110. Fees and Disposition of Funds

Sec. 472.110.  FEES AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.  (a)  Subject to the limitations, if any, in the applicable enabling legislation, each agency may set the amount of fees by statute or rule as necessary for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency.
(b)  All fees and funds collected by an agency, any funds appropriated to the agency, and any other funds belonging to or under the control of an agency shall be deposited in interest-bearing deposit accounts in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.  The comptroller shall contract with the agency for the maintenance of the deposit accounts under terms comparable to a contract between a commercial banking institution and its customers.  An agency may not hold funds in an account that is not under the control of the comptroller.
(c)  An agency shall use the comptroller's uniform statewide accounting system under Chapter 2101 to make all payments, other than direct payments from an agency's account to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
(d)  An agency shall remit all administrative penalties collected by the agency to the comptroller for deposit in the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.111. Post-Participation Liability

Sec. 472.111.  POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY.  (a)  If a state agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, the state agency shall be liable for any expenses or debts incurred by the state agency during the time the state agency had status as a self-directed semi-independent agency.  The state agency's liability under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by the state agency.  The state is not liable for any expense or debt covered by this subsection, and money from the general revenue fund may not be used to repay the expense or debt.
(b)  If a state agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, ownership of any property or other asset acquired by the state agency during the time the state agency had status as a self-directed semi-independent agency, including unexpended fees in a deposit account in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, shall be transferred to the state.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.112. Open Government

Sec. 472.112.  OPEN GOVERNMENT.  Subject to the confidentiality provisions of an agency's enabling legislation:
(1)  meetings of the agency are subject to Chapter 551; and
(2)  records maintained by the agency are subject to Chapter 552.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.113. Membership in Employees Retirement System

Sec. 472.113.  MEMBERSHIP IN EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  Employees of the agencies are members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Chapter 812, and the agencies' independent status shall have no effect on their membership.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs › Chapter 472 - Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies › Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Agencies › Section 472.114. Gifts

Sec. 472.114.  GIFTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding other law, an agency may not accept a gift, grant, or donation:
(1)  from a party to an enforcement action; or
(2)  to pursue a specific investigation or enforcement action.
(b)  An agency must:
(1)  report each gift, grant, or donation that the agency receives as a separate item in the agency's detailed report under Section 472.104(b); and
(2)  include with the report a statement indicating the purpose for which each gift, grant, or donation was used.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1552, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Sec. 14 amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 15(b) amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(c) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 4.09, eff. June 15, 2007.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Vernon's Civil Statutes, Art/Sec 8930 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1685), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 475.0002. Purposes of Subtitle

Sec. 475.0002.  PURPOSES OF SUBTITLE.  The purposes of this subtitle are to:
(1)  provide assurances required by a site selection organization sponsoring a game or event; and
(2)  provide financing for the costs of:
(A)  applying or bidding for selection as the site of a game or event in this state;
(B)  making preparations necessary and desirable for conducting a game or event in this state, including costs of the construction or renovation of facilities to the extent authorized by this subtitle; and
(C)  conducting a game or event in this state.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 475.0003. Legislative Findings

Sec. 475.0003.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  Conducting one or more games or events in this state will:
(1)  provide invaluable public visibility throughout the nation or world for this state and the communities where the games or events are held;
(2)  encourage and provide major economic benefits to the communities where the games or events are held and to the entire state; and
(3)  provide opportunities for local and Texas businesses to create jobs that pay a living wage.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 475.0004. Rules

Sec. 475.0004.  RULES.  The office of the governor shall adopt rules consistent with this subtitle to ensure efficient administration of the trust funds established under this subtitle, including rules related to application and receipt requirements.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0051. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 475.0051.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to or otherwise affect an event support contract under Chapter 478, 479, or 480 to which the office is not a party.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0052. Request for Office to Enter Into Games Support Contract

Sec. 475.0052.  REQUEST FOR OFFICE TO ENTER INTO GAMES SUPPORT CONTRACT.  (a)  The office shall review a request from a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county that the office, on behalf of this state, enter into a games support contract required by a site selection organization in connection with the committee's, municipality's, or county's bid to host any of the games.
(b)  A request under Subsection (a) must be accompanied by:
(1)  a general description and summary of the games for which the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county is seeking a site selection;
(2)  a preliminary and general description of the proposal the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county intends to submit to a site selection organization;
(3)  the estimated cost of preparing and submitting the intended proposal;
(4)  the local organizing committee's, endorsing municipality's, or endorsing county's intended method of obtaining the money needed for preparing the proposal;
(5)  a description by type and approximate amount of the site selection application costs that the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county intends to pay; and
(6)  any other information reasonably requested by the office to assist the office in reviewing the request.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0053. Time for Determination

Sec. 475.0053.  TIME FOR DETERMINATION.  The office shall approve or deny a request under Section 475.0052 not later than the 30th day after the date the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county submits the request.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0054. Prerequisite for Execution of Games Support Contract

Sec. 475.0054.  PREREQUISITE FOR EXECUTION OF GAMES SUPPORT CONTRACT.  The office may agree to execute a games support contract only if:
(1)  the office determines that:
(A)  this state's assurances and obligations under the contract are reasonable; and
(B)  any financial commitment of this state will be satisfied exclusively by recourse to the Pan American Games trust fund or the Olympic Games trust fund, as applicable; and
(2)  the endorsing municipality or endorsing county has executed an agreement with a site selection organization that contains substantially similar terms.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0055. Joinder Undertaking Terms

Sec. 475.0055.  JOINDER UNDERTAKING TERMS.  The office may agree in a joinder undertaking entered into with a site selection organization that the office will:
(1)  execute a joinder agreement if the site selection organization selects a site in this state for the games; and
(2)  refrain from taking any action after execution of the joinder undertaking that would impair the office's ability to execute the joinder agreement.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0056. Joinder Agreement Terms

Sec. 475.0056.  JOINDER AGREEMENT TERMS.  The office may agree in a joinder agreement that this state will:
(1)  provide or cause to be provided all of the governmental funding, facilities, and other resources specified in the local organizing committee's, endorsing municipality's, or endorsing county's bid to host the games;
(2)  be bound by the terms of, cause the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county to perform, and guarantee performance of the committee's, municipality's, or county's obligations under contracts relating to selecting a site in this state for the games; and
(3)  be jointly and severally liable with the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county for:
(A)  an obligation of the committee, municipality, or county to a site selection organization, including an obligation indemnifying the organization against a claim of and liability to a third party arising out of or relating to the games; and
(B)  any financial deficit relating to the games.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0057. Additional Terms of Games Support Contract

Sec. 475.0057.  ADDITIONAL TERMS OF GAMES SUPPORT CONTRACT.  A games support contract may contain any additional provision the office requires to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0058. Repayment Agreement Required

Sec. 475.0058.  REPAYMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.  (a) Before executing a games support contract, the office must execute an agreement with the local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county requiring the committee, municipality, or county to repay this state any money spent by the office under this subtitle if a site selection organization selects a site for the games in this state in accordance with an application by the committee, municipality, or county.
(b)  The local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county will make a repayment under Subsection (a) from any surplus of the committee's, municipality's, or county's money remaining after:
(1)  presentation of the games; and
(2)  payment of the expenses and obligations incurred by the committee, municipality, or county.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0059. State as Additional Insured

Sec. 475.0059.  STATE AS ADDITIONAL INSURED.  The office may require a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county to list this state as an additional insured on any insurance policy purchased by the committee, municipality, or county that a site selection organization requires to be in effect in connection with the games.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter B. Actions of Office and State Agencies in Relation to Games › Section 475.0060. Support by Certain State Agencies

Sec. 475.0060.  SUPPORT BY CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES.  The Texas Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs may:
(1)  assist a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county in developing applications and planning for the games; and
(2)  enter into a contract or agreement or give assurances related to the presentation of the games.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter C. Local Organizing Committees › Section 475.0101. Applicability of Open Meetings and Open Records Laws

Sec. 475.0101.  APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS.  (a)  A local organizing committee and the committee's governing body are subject to Chapters 551 and 552.  For purposes of those chapters, the governing body of a local organizing committee is considered a governmental body as defined by those chapters.  For purposes of Chapter 552, the records and information of a local organizing committee are considered public records and public information.
(b)  A final bid that a local organizing committee submits to a site selection organization, or a draft of that bid, is excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552 until the organization selects the site for the games.
(c)  Chapter 551 does not apply to a meeting of a subcommittee of a local organizing committee's governing body if:
(1)  the subcommittee consists of not more than five members;
(2)  the meeting is not held in a public building;
(3)  the subcommittee makes a recording of the meeting proceedings in compliance with Section 551.103, and the committee preserves the recording until the second anniversary of the date the recording is made;
(4)  the subcommittee does not discuss or decide any financial matters during the meeting; and
(5)  any decision the subcommittee makes will not take effect without the governing body reviewing and officially adopting the decision at a meeting held in compliance with Chapter 551.
(d)  A recording made under Subsection (c) is subject to required public disclosure in the manner prescribed by Chapter 552 for a public record.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter C. Local Organizing Committees › Section 475.0102. Tax Exemptions for Certain Committees

Sec. 475.0102.  TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES.  A local organizing committee that is exempt from paying federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is exempt from:
(1)  the sales, excise, and use taxes imposed under Chapter 151, Tax Code;
(2)  taxes on the sale, rental, and use of a motor vehicle imposed under Chapter 152, Tax Code;
(3)  the hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 156, Tax Code; and
(4)  the franchise tax imposed under Chapter 171, Tax Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter C. Local Organizing Committees › Section 475.0103. Ethics Requirements Relating to Certain Committees; Financial Disclosures

Sec. 475.0103.  ETHICS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES; FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.  (a)  A local organizing committee that submits a request under Section 475.0052 must:
(1)  affirm as a part of that request that the committee is in full compliance with the ethical guidelines provided by all contracts entered into and rules adopted by the site selection organization, including the organization's requirements regarding disclosure of any financial interest a director, officer, or senior-level employee of the committee has in any proposed transaction with the committee;
(2)  not later than the 15th day of the first month following each calendar quarter, file with the secretary of the endorsing municipality for which the committee submits a request:
(A)  a certification that the committee continues to comply with the ethical guidelines described by Subdivision (1); and
(B)  a report of contributions to and expenditures by the committee, in the manner described by Subsection (b); and
(3)  file with the secretary of the endorsing municipality on April 15 of each year a copy of each financial statement a committee or a member of a committee is required to submit to the United States Olympic Committee during the preceding calendar year.
(b)  A report under Subsection (a)(2)(B) must include:
(1)  for each contribution made to the local organizing committee:
(A)  the contributor's full name and address;
(B)  the date of the contribution;
(C)  whether the contribution is cash, made by check, or in-kind; and
(D)  the amount or market value of the contribution; and
(2)  for each expenditure made by the local organizing committee:
(A)  the full name and address of the person who receives payment of the expenditure;
(B)  the date of the expenditure;
(C)  the amount of the expenditure; and
(D)  the purpose of the expenditure.
(c)  The endorsing municipality for which a local organizing committee submits a request under Section 475.0052 must have a comprehensive ethics code establishing standards of conduct, disclosure requirements, and enforcement mechanisms relating to municipal officials and employees before the office considers the request.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter D. Local Government Corporation in Certain Populous Counties as Endorsing Municipality or County › Section 475.0151. Applicability

Sec. 475.0151.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to a local government corporation that:
(1)  is authorized to collect a municipal hotel occupancy tax; and
(2)  is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter D. Local Government Corporation in Certain Populous Counties as Endorsing Municipality or County › Section 475.0152. Authority to Act as Endorsing Municipality or County

Sec. 475.0152.  AUTHORITY TO ACT AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.  (a)  A local government corporation may act as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle.
(b)  Subject to Section 475.0153, a local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle has all the powers of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle, and any action an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is required to take by ordinance or order under this subtitle may be taken by order or resolution of the corporation.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter D. Local Government Corporation in Certain Populous Counties as Endorsing Municipality or County › Section 475.0153. Deposit of Municipal or County Tax Revenue to Trust Fund

Sec. 475.0153.  DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY TAX REVENUE TO TRUST FUND.  (a)  A local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle shall remit for deposit into the trust fund established for the games or event the amounts determined by the office under this subtitle.
(b)  The office shall determine the incremental increase in tax receipts attributable to the games or event and related activities under this subtitle based on the amount of taxes imposed by each municipality or county that comprises the corporation and not on the amount of taxes imposed by the corporation.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter D. Local Government Corporation in Certain Populous Counties as Endorsing Municipality or County › Section 475.0154. Pledge of Surcharges to Guarantee Obligations

Sec. 475.0154.  PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.  A local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this subtitle may guarantee the corporation's obligations under a games support contract or event support contract by pledging surcharges from user fees, including parking or ticket fees, charged in connection with the games or event and related activities.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 475 - General Provisions › Subchapter E. Criminal Penalties › Section 475.0201. Offense of Bribery

Sec. 475.0201.  OFFENSE OF BRIBERY.  (a)  In this section, "benefit" has the meaning assigned by Section 36.01, Penal Code.
(b)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another person, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another person, any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a member or employee of a local organizing committee or site selection organization.
(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the benefit conferred is a meal or entertainment reported under Section 475.0103(a)(2)(B).
(d)  It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act as the actor intended the person to act.
(e)  It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the benefit is not offered or conferred or that the benefit is not solicited or accepted until after:
(1)  the decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion has occurred; or
(2)  the person whom the actor sought to influence is no longer a member of the local organizing committee or a site selection organization.
(f)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 476.0001. Definitions

Sec. 476.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Endorsing municipality" means a municipality that authorizes a bid by a local organizing committee for selection of the municipality as the site of the games.
(2)  "Games" means the Pan American Games.
(3)  "Site selection organization" means:
(A)  the Pan American Sports Organization; or
(B)  the United States Olympic Committee.
(4)  "Trust fund" means the Pan American Games 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 476.0002. Eligibility as Endorsing Municipality

Sec. 476.0002.  ELIGIBILITY AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY.  Only a municipality with a population of one million or more is eligible as an endorsing municipality under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Games › Section 476.0051. Determination of Incremental Increase in Certain Tax Receipts

Sec. 476.0051.  DETERMINATION OF INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN CERTAIN TAX RECEIPTS.  (a)  After a site selection organization selects a site for the games in this state in accordance with an application by a local organizing committee acting on behalf of an endorsing municipality, the office shall determine for each subsequent calendar quarter the incremental increases in the following tax receipts that the office determines are directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events:
(1)  the receipts to this state from the 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 476.0053;
(2)  the receipts collected by this state for the endorsing municipality from the sales and use tax imposed by the municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code; and
(3)  the receipts collected by the endorsing municipality from the municipality's hotel occupancy tax imposed under Chapter 351, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Games › Section 476.0052. Time for Determination

Sec. 476.0052.  TIME FOR DETERMINATION.  The office shall determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 476.0051 after the first occurrence of a measurable economic impact in this state resulting from the preparation for the games, as determined by the office, but not later than one year before the scheduled opening event of the games.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Games › Section 476.0053. Designation of Market Area

Sec. 476.0053.  DESIGNATION OF MARKET AREA.  (a)  For purposes of Section 476.0051(a)(1), the office shall designate as a market area for the games each area in which the office determines there is a reasonable likelihood of measurable economic impact directly attributable to the preparation for and presentation of the games and related events. The office shall include areas likely to provide venues, accommodations, and services in connection with the games based on the proposal the local organizing committee provides under Section 475.0052.
(b)  The office shall determine the geographic boundaries of each market area.
(c)  The endorsing municipality selected as the site for the games must be included in a market area for the games.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter B. State Actions Relating to Games › Section 476.0054. Estimate of Tax Revenue Credited to Trust Fund

Sec. 476.0054.  ESTIMATE OF TAX REVENUE CREDITED TO TRUST FUND.  (a)  Not later than September 1 of the year that is eight years before the year the games would be held in this state, the office shall provide an estimate of the total amount of municipal and state tax revenue that would be transferred or deposited to the trust fund before January 1 of the year following the year the games would be held if the games were held in this state at a site selected in accordance with an application by a local organizing committee.
(b)  The office shall provide the estimate on request to a local organizing committee.
(c)  A local organizing committee may submit the office's estimate to a site selection organization.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter C. Trust Fund Establishment, Contribution, and Limitation › Section 476.0101. Pan American Games Trust Fund

Sec. 476.0101.  PAN AMERICAN GAMES TRUST FUND.  The Pan American Games trust fund is established outside the state treasury. The trust fund 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter C. Trust Fund Establishment, Contribution, and Limitation › Section 476.0102. Deposit of Municipal Tax Revenue

Sec. 476.0102.  DEPOSIT OF MUNICIPAL TAX REVENUE.  (a)  Subject to Section 476.0104, the endorsing municipality shall deposit to the trust fund the amount of the municipality's hotel occupancy tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(3).  The endorsing municipality shall deposit the hotel occupancy tax revenue to the trust fund at least quarterly.
(b)  To guarantee the joint obligations of this state and the endorsing municipality under a games support contract and this subtitle, the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall retain the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(2) from the amounts otherwise required to be sent to the municipality under Section 321.502, Tax Code, and, subject to Section 476.0104, deposit the retained tax revenue to the trust fund.
(c)  The comptroller shall begin retaining the municipal sales and use tax revenue with the first distribution of that tax revenue that occurs after the date the office makes the determination under Section 476.0051(a)(2).
(d)  The comptroller shall discontinue retaining the municipal sales and use tax revenue on the earlier of:
(1)  the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or
(2)  the date the amount of municipal sales and use tax revenue and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in the trust fund equals 14 percent of the maximum amount of municipal and state tax revenue that may be transferred or deposited to the trust fund under Section 476.0104.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter C. Trust Fund Establishment, Contribution, and Limitation › Section 476.0103. State Tax Revenue

Sec. 476.0103.  STATE TAX REVENUE.  (a)  At the time the endorsing municipality deposits to the trust fund its hotel occupancy tax revenue under Section 476.0102(a), the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(1) in an amount equal to 6.25 multiplied by the amount of that municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue.
(b)  At the time the comptroller deposits to the trust fund the municipal sales and use tax revenue under Section 476.0102(b), the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(1) in an amount equal to 6.25 multiplied by the amount of that municipal sales and use tax revenue.
(c)  The comptroller shall discontinue transferring to the trust fund any state tax revenue determined under Section 476.0051(a)(1) on the earlier of:
(1)  the end of the third calendar month following the month in which the closing event of the games occurs; or
(2)  the date the amount of state revenue in the trust fund equals 86 percent of the maximum amount of municipal and state tax revenue that may be transferred or deposited to the trust fund under Section 476.0104.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter C. Trust Fund Establishment, Contribution, and Limitation › Section 476.0104. Limitation on Transfers and Deposits to Trust Fund

Sec. 476.0104.  LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS AND DEPOSITS TO TRUST FUND.  The total amount of municipal and state tax revenue transferred or deposited to the trust fund may not exceed $20 million.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter D. Disbursements From Trust Fund › Section 476.0151. Disbursement Without Appropriation

Sec. 476.0151.  DISBURSEMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATION.  Money in the trust fund may be spent by the office without appropriation only as provided by this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter D. Disbursements From Trust Fund › Section 476.0152. Disbursement From Trust Fund

Sec. 476.0152.  DISBURSEMENT FROM TRUST FUND.  (a)  The office may make a disbursement from the trust fund only if the office certifies that the disbursement is for a purpose for which this state and the endorsing municipality are jointly obligated under a games support contract or another agreement providing assurances from the office or the municipality to a site selection organization.
(b)  On a certification described by Subsection (a), the office shall satisfy the obligation:
(1)  first, from municipal revenue deposited to the trust fund and any interest earned on that municipal revenue; and
(2)  if the municipal revenue is insufficient to satisfy the entire deficit, from state revenue transferred to the trust fund and any interest earned on that state revenue in an amount sufficient to satisfy the portion of the deficit not covered by the municipal revenue.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter D. Disbursements From Trust Fund › Section 476.0153. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 476.0153.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  The office may use money in the trust fund only to fulfill joint obligations of this state and the endorsing municipality to a site selection organization under a games support contract or another agreement providing assurances from the office or municipality to a site selection organization.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle E-1 - Event Reimbursement Programs › Chapter 476 - Pan American Games Trust Fund › Subchapter D. Disbursements From Trust Fund › Section 476.0154. Transfer and Remittance of Remaining Trust Fund Money

Sec. 476.0154.  TRANSFER AND REMITTANCE OF REMAINING TRUST FUND MONEY.  (a)  On January 1 of the second year following the year in which the games are held in this state, the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the general revenue fund the amount of state revenue remaining in the trust fund plus any interest earned on that state revenue.
(b)  The comptroller shall remit to the endorsing municipality any money remaining in the trust fund after the required amount is transferred under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.