Sec. 12. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION AS ENDORSING MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY. (a) This section 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.

(b) A local government corporation may act as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this Act.

(c) A local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this Act shall remit for deposit into the trust fund established for the games or event the amounts determined by the comptroller under this Act. The comptroller shall determine the incremental increase in receipts attributable to the games or event and related activities under that chapter based on the amount of applicable taxes imposed by each municipality or county that comprises the local government corporation and not on the amount of taxes imposed by the local government corporation.

(d) A local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this Act may guarantee the local government corporation's obligations under a games 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.

(e) Subject to Subsection (c), a local government corporation acting as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this Act, as authorized by this section, has all the powers of an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under this Act, and any action an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is required to take by ordinance or order under this Act may be taken by order or resolution of the local government corporation.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1507, eff. Aug. 30, 1999; Sec. 1(2) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 1(3) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 3 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 4(a)(1) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 4(i) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 4(l) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 6(b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 579, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003; Sec. 1(1) to (3), (5) to (8) amended and (1-a) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Secs. 2, 3 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 4(a), (b), (d), (f), (i), (l) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 5(a) to (g), (i) to (m) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 5A added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 6 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 7(a), (b), (e) to (g), (i), (j) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Sec. 7(k) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 5.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1528), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 295 (S.B. 150), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 295 (S.B. 150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 295 (S.B. 150), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 295 (S.B. 150), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 295 (S.B. 150), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 866 (S.B. 1038), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 866 (S.B. 1038), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 1424), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 1424), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 1424), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 556 (S.B. 1424), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1426 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1426 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1426 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (S.B. 1515), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 309), Sec. 1, eff. April 29, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 309), Sec. 2, eff. April 29, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 398), Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 1678), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 1678), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 1678), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1371 (S.B. 1678), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 293), Sec. 1, eff. April 8, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 633), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (H.B. 3294), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (H.B. 3294), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (H.B. 4174), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2021.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (H.B. 2402), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.