Bill Information

An Act creating the Pennsylvania Sports Facility Authority and the Pennsylvania Sports Facility Authority Board; providing for powers and duties of the board, for a right of first refusal prior to relocation of certain franchises and for regulation of ticket prices; imposing conditions upon the use of public funds for construction of professional sports facilities; requiring certain professional sports franchises to conduct community impact studies and develop community benefit plans in conjunction with the construction of certain athletic facilities; providing for naming of publicly funded sports facilities in certain municipalities and for education and community development; regulating admission to publicly funded sports facilities; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; requiring publicly funded construction of sports facilities to guarantee employment to public assistance recipients; conferring powers and duties upon the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Public Welfare; and imposing penalties.