Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:

(1) "Department" means the Economic Development and Tourism Division, Office of the Governor.

(1-a) "Endorsing county" means an endorsing county for purposes of Section 5, 5A, 5B, or 5C of this Act.

(2) "Endorsing municipality" means an endorsing municipality for purposes of Section 4, 5, 5A, 5B, or 5C of this Act.

(2-a) "Event" means a game or event as defined by Section 5A, 5B, or 5C of this Act.

Text of subd. (3) as amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 1

(3) "Games" means the 2011 Pan American Games or the 2012 Olympic Games.

Text of subd. (3) as amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.01

(3) "Games" means the Pan American Games, the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four, the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, the National Hockey League All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl Championship Series Games, the World Cup Soccer Games, or the World Games. The term includes the events and activities related to the games.

(4) "Games support contract" means a joinder undertaking, a joinder agreement, or a similar contract executed by the department and containing terms permitted or required by this Act.

(5) "Joinder agreement" means an agreement entered into by:

(A) the department on behalf of this state and a site selection organization setting out representations and assurances by the state in connection with the selection of a site in this state for the location of a game or event; or

(B) a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or more than one local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county acting collectively, and a site selection organization setting out representations and assurances by each local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county in connection with the selection of a site in this state for the location of a game or event.

(6) "Joinder undertaking" means an agreement entered into by:

(A) the department on behalf of this state and a site selection organization that the state will execute a joinder agreement if the site selection organization selects a site in this state for a game or event; or

(B) a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or more than one local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county acting collectively, and a site selection organization that each local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county will execute a joinder agreement if the site selection organization selects a site in this state for a game or event.

(7) "Local organizing committee" means a nonprofit corporation or its successor in interest that:

(A) has been authorized by an endorsing municipality, endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively to pursue an application and bid on the applicant's behalf to a site selection organization for selection as the site of a game or event; or

(B) with the authorization of an endorsing municipality, endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively, has executed an agreement with a site selection organization regarding a bid to host a game or event.

(8) "Site selection organization" means a site selection organization as defined by Sections 5, 5A, and 5C of this Act.