Texas Administrative Code › Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part 5 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM OFFICE › Chapter 184 - SPORTS AND EVENTS TRUST FUND › Subchapter B - MAJOR EVENTS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM DEFINITIONS, ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND DEADLINES › Section 184.13 - Major Events Reimbursement Program Deadlines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Application Deadline. Applications for
				  participation in the Major Events Reimbursement Program must be submitted not
				  earlier than one year, and not later than 45 days, before the first day of the
				  event.
(b) Determination Deadline.
				  Not later than the 30th day after the date the Office receives a completed
				  request for participation and all required information, the Office will make a
				  determination of whether the event meets the eligibility requirements of Texas
				  Revised Civil Statutes, Article 5190.14 for the establishment of a Major Events
				  Reimbursement Program Fund, and a determination of the amount of incremental
				  increase in tax receipts, as determined by the Office, that is directly
				  attributable to the preparation or presentation of the event.
(c) Event Support Contract Submission. Before
				  the first date of the event, the applicant shall submit an event support
				  contract and other documentation required by section 184.31 of this chapter. If
				  the event support contract is not timely submitted, the Office may deem the
				  Applicant ineligible for disbursements from the trust fund established for the
				  event.
(d) Attendance Certification
				  Deadline. The applicant shall submit the attendance certification and
				  supporting documentation required by section 184.30 of this chapter not later
				  than 45 days after the last date of the event. If the attendance documentation
				  for the event is not timely submitted, the Office may deem the applicant
				  ineligible for disbursements from the trust fund established for the
				  event.
(e) Local Share Submission.
				  Not later than 90 days after the last day of the event, the applicant shall
				  remit to the Office the local share contribution to the fund made by or on
				  behalf of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county pursuant to Texas
				  Revised Civil Statutes, Article 5191.14, Section 5A(d) or (d-1). The local
				  share cannot be submitted on a weekend or state holiday. If the local share is
				  not timely submitted, the trust fund established for the event will be
				  closed.
(f) Disbursement Request
				  Submission. The applicant shall submit all requests for disbursements from the
				  trust fund and supporting documentation no later than 180 days after the last
				  day of the event. Any disbursement requests that are not timely submitted may
				  be ineligible for reimbursement from the trust fund established for the
				  event.
(g) A local organizing
				  committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county must provide an annual
				  audited financial statement if requested by the Office no later than the end of
				  the fourth month after the date the period covered by the financial statement
				  ends.