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Kansas committee hears bill to create sports tourism grant program, proponents say it levels playing field
Summary
A House Commerce Committee hearing on HB 2346 outlined a performance-based Kansas sports tourism grant program that would provide 1:1 matching, post‑event grants to attract overnight visitors; proponents said it would help communities compete with other states and preserve local tournaments.
The Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development heard testimony on HB 2346, a bill to create a Kansas Sports Tourism Grant Program administered by the secretary of commerce.
Committee Reviser summarized the measure as creating a grant fund with a $1.5 million transfer to establish the program, annual transfers to bring the fund up to $1.5 million subject to appropriations, a $250,000 carve‑out reserved for events in rural counties outside Sedgwick, Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and a maximum grant equal to 12.5% of state sales tax revenue generated in the local jurisdiction during the event period. Reviser said awards would be pledged but paid after the event based on post‑event reports that verify economic impact and paid expenses, and that the program would sunset on 06/30/2030 and take effect on…
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