Text of section effective on April 01, 2021
Sec. 478.0051. EVENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. (a) Only an event listed in Section 478.0001(3) is eligible for funding under this chapter.
(b) A listed event may receive funding through the program only if:
(1) a site selection organization, after considering through a highly competitive selection process one or more sites not in this state, selects a site in this state for the event to be held:
(A) one time; or
(B) if the event is scheduled under an event contract or event support contract to be held each year for a period of years, one time in each year;
(2) a site selection organization selects a site in this state as:
(A) the sole site for the event; or
(B) the sole site for the event in a region composed of this state and one or more adjoining states;
(3) the event is held not more than one time in any year;
(4) the incremental increase in tax receipts determined under Section 478.0102 is at least $1 million; and
(5) not later than the 30th day before the first day of the event, a site selection organization submits a plan to prevent the trafficking of persons in connection with the event to:
(A) the office of the attorney general; and
(B) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
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