S 2505 · 98th Congress · Sports and Recreation

Professional Sports Team Community Protection Act

Introduced 1984-03-29· Sponsored by Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1151.(1984-08-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Professional Sports Team Community Protection Act - Prohibits the relocation of a professional sports team, except in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Sets forth definitions. Defines the terms: (1) "person" to mean any individual, partnership, corporation, or any unincorporated association, or any combination or association thereof; and (2) "professional sports team" or "team" to mean any group of professional athletes organized to play major league baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or soccer which has been engaged in competition in such sport for more than five years. States that the grounds for relocation specified in clause (1) or (2) of this paragraph must be met in any case where a person other than a professional sports team seeking relocation owns the stadium in which the team plays. States that the grounds for relocation specified in clause (2) of this paragraph must be met in any case where the professional sports team seeking relocation owns the stadium in which the team plays. Sets forth the following as grounds for relocation: (1) the stadium is manifestly inadequate for the purposes of properly and competitively operating the team, the stadium authorit…

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Cosponsors (8)

2 Democrats6 Republicans