(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §184.30 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10263