Bill Text: CA AB2522 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 2522 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Professional sports teams: public funding prohibition.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-28 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. [AB2522 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB2522-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2522	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member   Saldana
  Members   Saldana   and Davis 
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Norby   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to add Section 16321 to the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2522, as amended, Saldana.  Professional sports teams: public
funding prohibition.
   Under existing law, the state is authorized to appropriate funds
and resources to various businesses for economic development
purposes.
   This bill would, except in specified circumstances, prohibit a
professional sports team or franchise whose home  stadium
  venue  is located in this state from being
eligible to receive state public  funds  
financial assistance, as defined,  in the fiscal year following
any fiscal year in which a broadcast of any home sporting event of
that professional team or franchise is blacked out for any reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 16321 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   16321.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a broadcast of any home
sporting event of a professional sports team or franchise whose home
 stadium   venue  is located in this state
is blacked out for any reason, including, but not limited to, the
blackout rules of the professional league to which the professional
team or franchise is a member, the professional sports team or
franchise shall not be eligible to receive any state public 
funds   financial assistance  in the following
fiscal year.
   (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the
following:
   (1) Public  funds   financial assistance
 appropriated to a professional sports team or franchise prior
to January 1, 2011.
   (2) Revenues from taxes imposed for the support of a professional
sports team or franchise that are in effect prior to January 1, 2011.

   (3) Public  funds   financial assistance
 that must be appropriated or allocated to a professional sports
team or franchise pursuant to a contract if failure to appropriate
or allocate the funds would constitute a breach of the contract. 

   (c) For purposes of this section, the term "public financial
assistance" shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:  
   (1) Bonds or other forms of indebtedness.  
   (2) Loans, grants, subsidies, guaranties, or payments.  
   (3) Below-market leasing or licensing of real property.  

   (4) Below-market sale or conveyance of real property.  
   (5) Acquisition of real property.  
   (6) Tax incentives, exemptions, credits, rebates, reductions, or
moratoria.  
   (7) Reimbursement or forgiveness of fees.  
   (8) Tax exempt financing.