| (a) Not later than 45 days after the last day of the
approved event, an attendance certification based on a methodology
acceptable to the Office signed by the person who signed the original
request for participation or their successor under §184.12 (for
the Major Events Reimbursement Program) or §184.22 (for the Events
Trust Fund Program) of this chapter as applicable. The certification
must include:
(1) total actual attendance at the event;
(2) the estimated number of attendees at the approved
event that are not residents of Texas; and
(3) the verifiable source and methodology for such
numbers. Approved attendance methodologies are:
(A) ticket sales count;
(B) turnstile count;
(C) ticket scan count;
(D) convention registration check-in count;
(E) participant totals; or
(F) another methodology that is approved by the Office
in its sole discretion prior to the first day of the event.
(b) If the actual attendance figures are significantly
lower than the estimated attendance numbers, the Office may reduce
the amount of a disbursement for an endorsing entity under the trust
fund in proportion to the discrepancy and in proportion to the amount
contributed to the fund by the entity. Actual attendance at an event
is considered significantly lower than estimated attendance when the
difference is 25% or greater.
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