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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association Finals Event for funding from the Major Events trust |
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fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 5A(a)(4) and (5), Chapter 1507 (S.B. |
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456), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Article |
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5190.14, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(4) "Event" means a Super Bowl, a National Collegiate |
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Athletic Association Final Four tournament game, the National |
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Basketball Association All-Star Game, the X Games, the National |
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Hockey League All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star |
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Game, a game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowl |
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Championship Series or its successor or a National Collegiate |
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Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
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postseason playoff or championship game, a World Cup Soccer game, |
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the World Games, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals |
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Event, a national collegiate championship of an amateur sport |
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sanctioned by the national governing body of the sport that is |
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recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, an Olympic |
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activity, including a Junior or Senior activity, training program, |
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or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic |
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Committee's Community Olympic Development Program, a mixed martial |
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arts championship, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a Formula |
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One automobile race, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the |
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National Cutting Horse Association Triple Crown, a national |
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political convention of the Republican National Committee or the |
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Democratic National Committee, or the largest event held each year |
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at a sports entertainment venue in this state with a permanent |
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seating capacity, including grandstand and premium seating, of not |
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less than 125,000. The term includes any activities related to or |
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associated with an event. |
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(5) "Site selection organization" means: |
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(A) the National Football League, the National |
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Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Basketball |
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Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, the |
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Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the |
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International World Games Association, the Professional Rodeo |
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Cowboys Association, or the United States Olympic Committee; |
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(B) the national governing body of a sport that |
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is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee, the National |
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Thoroughbred Racing Association, Formula One Management Limited, |
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or the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile; |
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(C) the Academy of Country Music; |
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(D) the National Cutting Horse Association; or |
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(E) the Republican National Committee or the |
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Democratic National Committee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |