Bill Text: OR HB2298 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to sports events bid pool; appropriating money.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2298 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2298-Engrossed.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1992

                           A-Engrossed

                         House Bill 2298
                  Ordered by the House April 8
            Including House Amendments dated April 8

Sponsored by Representative READ (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

  Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish bid
process and bid pool to promote  { + regional, + } national and
international sporting events in state.
  Establishes Oregon Sports Event Bid Pool Fund. Continuously
appropriates moneys from   { - General - }  fund to department
for development and implementation of sports event bid process
and bid pool.
   { +  Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly on
or before date of convening of 2015 regular session regarding
implementation and evaluations of sporting events.
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to
establish sports event bid process and bid pool. + }

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to sports events bid pool; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + The Legislative Assembly finds that the right
to host a national or international sports event is an important
asset resulting in economic, social and health benefits to host
communities in this state. Sports events bring tourist and
business revenues to this state and utilize stadium facilities
and sports venues beyond existing uses. The competition to host
sports events is greater than ever and having funds available to
enable the submission of quality bids is an essential component
of successful sports event bidding. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'sports commission
and destination marketing organization' means an organization
that solicits and services sports events, sports organizations,
sports facilities and other types of sports-related activities in
this state.
  (2) The Oregon Business Development Department shall establish
a bid process and bid pool to promote regional, national and
international sporting events in this state, including but not
limited to:
  (a) Providing financial support and assistance to sports
commission and destination marketing organizations to recruit and
bid on inaugural and existing sporting events in this state; and

  (b) Negotiating and entering into contracts as necessary to
effect the purposes of the bid process and the bid pool
established under this section.
  (3) A sports commission and destination marketing organization
may file with the department an application for financial support
and assistance from the Oregon Sports Event Bid Pool Fund for the
purpose of recruiting and bidding on inaugural and existing
sporting events in this state. The application shall be filed in
the manner and be accompanied by such information as the
department may prescribe by rule.
  (4) The department may approve an application for financial
support and assistance if, after investigation, the department
determines that the application is sufficient, taking into
account the following criteria:
  (a) The applicant can provide matching funds in an amount
equalling 50 percent of the total amount of financial support and
assistance to be provided, including in-kind support;
  (b) The applicant has a good probability of success in securing
a sporting event;
  (c) The sporting event is aligned with local tourism
strategies;
  (d) The sporting event operators and organizers are qualified
and capable of implementing the sporting event;
  (e) The applicant can demonstrate an adequate return on
investment with respect to economic and community impacts;
  (f) The applicant has documentation of a previous return on
investment from a similar sporting event;
  (g) The sporting event has the potential to impact more than
one region of this state and to maximize benefits to the greatest
number of Oregonians;
  (h) There is a good probability that the sporting event will
become annual or will periodically return to the region in the
future;
  (i) The sporting event has the potential of generating revenue
that can be returned to the Oregon Sports Event Bid Pool Fund or
can otherwise support the purposes of this section; and
  (j) The sporting event has the potential to generate regional,
national or international media coverage and exposure.
  (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement the
provisions of this section. Rules adopted under this subsection
must, at a minimum, ensure that each region of this state has an
equal opportunity to participate and benefit from the bid process
and bid pool established under this section and shall establish
an evaluation process that takes into account the criteria listed
in subsection (4) of this section, and provides data on and
analysis of the following:
  (a) Sporting events that have been bid on;
  (b) The status of bids;
  (c) The amount of financial support and assistance provided for
each sporting event bid on; and
  (d) The fiscal impact of the sporting event on the community,
region or locale affected by the sporting event. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) There is created within the State Treasury,
separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Oregon Sports
Event Bid Pool Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Sports Event
Bid Pool Fund shall be credited to the fund.
  (2) Moneys in the Oregon Sports Event Bid Pool Fund consist of:
  (a) Amounts donated to the fund;
  (b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund
by the Legislative Assembly;
  (c) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and
  (d) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
  (3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the
Oregon Business Development Department for purposes of section 2
of this 2013 Act and to pay the administrative costs associated
with the fund. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + The Oregon Business Development Department
shall prepare and submit a report to the committees of the
Legislative Assembly that have authority over the subject areas
of business and economic development, on or before the date of
the convening of the 2015 regular session of the Legislative
Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010, regarding the
implementation of section 2 of this 2013 Act, including the
results and findings of evaluations of sporting events carried
out under section 2 of this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + There is appropriated to the Oregon Business
Development Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $2 million for the
purposes of section 2 of this 2013 Act. + }
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