To amend section 122.12 of the Revised Code to include certain Olympic-style boxing competitions as sporting events for which state grants may be awarded to a county or municipal corporation.

Section 1. That section 122.12 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 122.12.  As used in this section and in section 122.121 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Endorsing county" means a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more games.

(B) "Endorsing municipality" means a municipal corporation that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for one or more games.

(C) "Game support contract" means a joinder undertaking, joinder agreement, or similar contract executed by an endorsing municipality or endorsing county and a site selection organization.

(D) "Game" means a national football league "super bowl," a national collegiate athletic association championship game, the national basketball association all-star game, the national hockey league all-star game, the major league baseball all-star game, a national collegiate athletic association bowl championship series game, a world cup soccer game, the nation national senior games, the golden gloves of America, inc., national golden gloves tournament, the USA boxing association national championships, the international boxing association world cup or world championships, or the olympic games.

(E) "Joinder agreement" means an agreement entered into by an endorsing municipality or endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively and a site selection organization setting out representations and assurances by each endorsing municipality or endorsing county in connection with the selection of a site in this state for the location of a game.

(F) "Joinder undertaking" means an agreement entered into by an endorsing municipality or endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively and a site selection organization that each endorsing municipality or endorsing county will execute a joinder agreement in the event that the site selection organization selects a site in this state for a game.

(G) "Local organizing committee" means a nonprofit corporation or its successor in interest that:

(1) Has been authorized by an endorsing municipality, endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively to pursue an application and bid on the applicant's behalf to a site selection organization for selection as the site of one or more games; or

(2) With the authorization of an endorsing municipality, endorsing county, or more than one endorsing municipality or county acting collectively, has executed an agreement with a site selection organization regarding a bid to host one or more games.

(H) "Site selection organization" means the national football league, the national collegiate athletic association, the national basketball association, the national hockey league, major league baseball, the federation internationale de football association, the international world games association, the United States olympic committee, the national senior games association, golden gloves of America, inc., the USA boxing association, the international boxing association, or the national governing body of a sport that is recognized as such by the United States olympic committee.

Section 2. That existing section 122.12 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.