,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iaea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #g1 #bjbb,mr4 
,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to e/abli% c]ta9 conditions &  
requirem5ts relat+ to ! relocation (    
pr(essional sports teams1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,public ,und]tak+s
 = ,reta9+ ,sports ,act or ! ,,spurs    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! "n ( a pr(essional      
sports team always is l9k$ to ! "n ( !  
community 9 :i* ! team is locat$4  7#b7 
,communities1 sports fans1 & taxpay]s   
make a sub/antial & valuable f9ancial1  
psy*ological1 & emotional inve/m5t 9    
pr(essional sports teams & names (      
teams4  7#c7 ,communities receive       
sub/antial tax rev5ues & employm5t      
opportunities f ! op]ation ( pr(essional
 sports teams4  7#d7 ,! public1 ?r\gh a 
municipal /adium or ar5a au?ority 7:i*  

may be a city or c\nty ag5cy or a       
municipal corporation71 (t5 au?orizes   
capital con/ruction bonds to build a    
/adium or ar5a = a pr(essional sports   
team1 :ile ! lease or use agreem5t      
g5]ally sets r5t to cov] only op]at+    
co/s ( ! /adium or ar5a )\t reimburs+ ! 
public = con/ruction co/s4  7#e7 ,a     
pr(essional sports team t wi%es to      
relocate ! op]ations ( ! team to ano!r  
area %\ld take into acc\nt ! social &   
community ne$s ( ! community 9 :i* !    
team op]ates4  7#f7 ,pr(essional sports 
teams promote civic pride & g5]ate jobs1
 rev5ue1 & o!r local economic           
developm5t4  7#g7 ,pr(essional sports   
teams rema9 9 communities = g5]ations & 
repres5t mu* m ?an a bus9ess4  7#h7     
,curr5t law does n protect ! rights (   
sports fans or ! int]e/s ( communities  
:5 pr(essional sports teams decide to   
relocate4  7#i7 ,own]s ( pr(essional    
sports teams h opportunities to extract 
enorm\s b5efits f communities & own]s   
take advantage ( ^? opportunities4  #c4 

,prohibition on relocation ,a           
pr(essional sports team may n relocate  
unless ea* ( ! foll[+ conditions is met3
 7#a7 ,"o or m ( ! p>ties1 o!r ?an !    
pr(essional sports team1 to ! /adium or 
ar5a lease agreem5t ( ! pr(essional     
sports team has fail$ to comply ) a     
provision ( mat]ial significance to su* 
/adium or ar5a lease agreem5t & su*     
failure to comply _c be rem$i$ )9 a     
reasonable p]iod ( "t4  7#b7 ,! /adium  
or ar5a 9 :i* ! pr(essional sports team 
plays regul> season & play(f home games 
is inadequate = ! purposes ( prop]ly &  
competitively op]at+ ! pr(essional      
sports team1 & ! entity t owns or       
op]ates su* /adium or ar5a has fail$ to 
demon/rate int5t to rem$y ! inadequacy (
 su* /adium or ar5a )9 a reasonable     
p]iod ( "t4  7#c7 ,! pr(essional sports 
team has incurr$ an annual net loss = n 
few] ?an five ye>s prior to ! propos$   
relocation4  7#d7 ,! gov]nm5t au?ority t
 is p>ty to ! /adium or ar5a lease      
agreem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 has n 

made a =mal objection to ! propos$      
relocation by ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! 
date on :i* an own] ( ! pr(essional     
sports team submits a petition =        
relocation "u section #e7;a74  #d4 ,"r (
 fir/ refusal ,9 any case 9 :i* an own] 
( a pr(essional sports team submits a   
petition = relocation "u section #e7;a71
 su* own] %all1 until ! date t is #a ye>
 aft] ! date on :i* su* own] submits su*
 petition1 (f] ! pr(essional sports team
 = sale at fair m>ket value to o!r      
p]sons :o w\ld n relocate ! pr(essional 
sports team be=e su* petition may be    
approv$4  #e4 ,requirem5ts = relocation 
7a7 ,petition = relocation ,an own] ( a 
pr(essional sports team :o int5ds to    
relocate ! pr(essional sports team %all 
submit a petition = relocation z foll[s3
 7#a7 ,su* own] %all submit su* petition
 to ! gov]nm5t au?ority t is p>ty to !  
/adium or ar5a lease agreem5t describ$ 9
 section #c7a7 at lea/ #a ye> be=e !    
propos$ relocation may be approv$ by su*
 gov]nm5t au?ority "u subsection 7b74   

7#b7 ,su* petition %all be 9 writ+ & s5t
 by c]tifi$ mail or deliv]$ to su*      
gov]nm5t au?ority p]sonally4  7#c7 ,su* 
petition %all conta9 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a  
/atem5t detail+ ! int5t to relocate1 !  
conditions ju/ify+ ! propos$ relocation1
 & ! new location4  7,b7 ,docum5tation t
 supports ! exi/5ce ( ! conditions      
ju/ify+ ! propos$ relocation4  7,c7 ,!  
date on :i* ! own] ( ! pr(essional      
sports team int5ds = ! propos$          
relocation to occur4  7b7 ,review by    
gov]nm5t au?ority  7#a7 ,review ,an own]
 ( a pr(essional sports team may n      
relocate ! pr(essional sports team      
unless a petition = ! relocation ( !    
pr(essional sports team submitt$ "u     
subsection 7a7 has be5 =mally approv$ by
 ! gov]nm5t au?ority 9 writ+4  7#b7     
,deadl9e = action ,a gov]nm5t au?ority  
to :i* a petition is submitt$ "u        
subsection 7a7 %all approve or d5y su*  
petition n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date on :i* su* petition is submitt$4   
#f4 ,requir$ reimbursem5t to ,/ate &    

local gov]nm5t = value ( f9ancial       
assi/ance receiv$  7a7 ,requir$         
reimbursem5t ,if an own] ( a pr(essional
 sports team relocates su* pr(essional  
sports team f "o /adium or ar5a to ano!r
 /adium or ar5a 7includ+ a /adium or    
ar5a locat$ 9 ! same metropolitan area 9
 :i* ! previ\s /adium or ar5a is locat$7
 &1 9 s relocat+ su* pr(essional sports 
team1 su* own] brea*es a contract ) a   
,/ate or local gov]nm5t ) respect to use
 ( ! previ\s /adium or ar5a1 su* own]   
%all 7n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on
 :i* su* pr(essional sports team plays !
 fir/ regul> season home game 9 ! new   
/adium or ar5a7 pay to su* ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t an am\nt equal to ! value
 ( any f9ancial assi/ance provid$ to su*
 pr(essional sports team by su* ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,exception ,!     
requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
does n apply to a brea* ( a contract t  
provides z a rem$y = su* brea* recov]y (
 any f9ancial assi/ance provid$ to !    
pr(essional sports team by ! ,/ate or   

local gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,p5alty ,an own] ( 
a pr(essional sports team t fails to    
meet ! requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 
7a7 is liable 9 a civil action "u       
section #g to ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t 
t provid$ to ! pr(essional sports team !
 f9ancial assi/ance describ$ 9 su*      
subsection = damages 9 an am\nt equal to
 ?ree times ! value ( su* f9ancial      
assi/ance4  #g4 ,private "r ( action by 
,/ate or local gov]nm5t ,a ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t may br+ a civil action 9 
an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates aga9/ a pr(essional sports team t
 violates section #c or an own] ( a     
pr(essional sports team t violates      
section #d1 #e1 or #f to obta9 damages1 
if-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t has 
provid$1 or has be5 reque/$ to provide1 
f9ancial assi/ance1 includ+ tax         
abatem5t1 to ! pr(essional sports team  
or ! exi/+ or propos$ /adium or ar5a 9  
:i* ! pr(essional sports team plays or  
is propos$ to play regul> season &      
play(f home games2 or  7#b7 !           

jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t
 includes or is includ$ )91 9 :ole or 9 
"p1 ! metropolitan area 9 :i* !         
pr(essional sports team plays regul>    
season & play(f home games4  #h4        
,applicability ,sections #c1 #d1 & #e   
only apply ) respect to a pr(essional   
sports team t has a /adium or ar5a lease
 agreem5t ) a gov]nm5t au?ority4  #i4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f9ancial 
assi/ance ,! t]m f9ancial assi/ance     
includes special tax treatm5t & f9anc+ (
 a /adium or ar5a 9 :i* a pr(essional   
sports team plays regul> season & play(f
 home games4  7#b7 ,gov]nm5t au?ority ,!
 t]m gov]nm5t au?ority means any unit ( 
local gov]nm5t or o!r gov]nm5t ag5cy or 
au?ority t-- 7,a7 owns1 op]ates1 or has 
a f9ancial int]e/ 9 a /adium or ar5a us$
 by a pr(essional sports team to play   
regul> season & play(f home games2 or   
7,b7 ex]cises regulatory au?ority )     
respect to a pr(essional sports team4   
7#c7 ,pr(essional sports team ,! t]m    
pr(essional sports team means a major   

league team 9 an organiz$ pr(essional   
sport4  7#d7 ,relocate ,! t]m relocate  
means-- 7,a7 to move ! location 9 :i* a 
pr(essional sports team plays regul>    
season & play(f home games f a          
metropolitan area to a diff]5t          
metropolitan area2 or  7,b7 to move su* 
location )9 a metropolitan area if !    
pr(essional sports team falls "u !      
jurisdiction ( a diff]5t gov]nm5t       
au?ority4