,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hice
 ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,duncan7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide to localities injur$ by !       
cancellation or relocation1 )\t good    
cause1 ( a s*$ul$ organiz$ pr(essional  
major league team competition by a      
league ( organiz$ pr(essional major     
league baseball teams1 or a memb] ( su* 
league4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,community ,protection 9    
,sports ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ev5ts   
put on by organiz$ pr(essional major    
league baseball leagues outside ( !     
regul> season ( competition provide     

unique economic b5efits to local        
economies4  7#b7 ,localities mu/ sp5d   
money 9 prep>ation = special ev5ts t br+
 9 ?\s&s ( visitors f across ! c\ntry & 
! _w4  7#c7 ,! cancellation or          
relocation ( su* ev5ts )\t good cause   
results 9 a significant loss ( rev5ue = 
local bus9esses t w\ld h o!rwise b5efit$
 f ho/+ an ev5t4  #c4 ,unlawful conduct 
,x %all be unlawful = a league (        
organiz$ pr(essional major league       
baseball teams1 or a memb] ( su* league1
 to cancel or relocate a team           
competition compos$ ( #b or m organiz$  
pr(essional major league baseball teams 
if su* competition is n "p ( ! regul>   
season competition s*$ule ( su* league &
 if ! cancellation or relocations ( su* 
competition is n a reasonable response  
to--  7#a7 a p&emic1  7#b7 a natural    
disa/]1  7#c7 inclem5t wea!r1 or  7#d7  
an em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
or by ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* competition is  
s*$ul$ to occur be=e ! applicable       
cancellation or relocation4  #d4        

,private "r ( action2 civil action  7a7 
,liability ,a league ( organiz$         
pr(essional major league baseball teams1
 a memb] ( su* league1 or bo? t cancel  
or relocate a team competition 9        
violation ( section #c %all be liable to
 ! locality injur$ by su* violation4    
7b7 ,civil action ,a locality t is      
injur$ by a violation ( section #c may  
comm5ce a civil action = damages 9 an   
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 or 9 a ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t    
jurisdiction1 )9 #d ye>s aft] ! cause ( 
action accrues4  #e4 ,def9itions ,=     
purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,locality ,!  
t]m locality means a c\nty1 p>i%1 city1 
t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1 or o!r g5]al      
purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate 
) ! p[] to levy taxes & to exp5d ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 & local funds & ex]cise         
gov]nm5tal p[]s4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m     
#8#8,/ate'' means a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #f4 ,effective date 

,?is ,act %all take effect ,janu>y #a1  
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