About Tampa
Sports Authority
Tampa Sports Authority is the manager of
Raymond James Stadium and three city golf courses as well as the landlord for George
Steinbrenner Field and the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The
Authority was created May 28, 1965 by Governor
Hayden Burns for the purpose of planning, developing and maintaining a comprehensive complex
of sports and recreational facilities for the Tampa Bay area.
TSA's goals
and mission statement are essentially the same 46 years after its creation, and the scope of
the Tampa Sports Authority’s involvement in various projects is constantly
expanding.
TSA was originally created as a public agency
by Chapter 65-2307, Laws of Florida, on May 28, 1965, and as such is an Independent Special
District. The Tampa Sports Authority is exempt from Federal and State Income Taxes under provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code and Florida Income Tax Code, respectively. Capital Grants are received
annually by the Tampa Sports Authority pursuant to Cooperative Agreements with Hillsborough County
and the City of Tampa. In accordance with the Cooperative Agreements, unexpended appropriations are
refunded to the county and city at the end of the year.
Mission Statement
Tampa Sports Authority was created in 1965 by an enabling act
of the Florida Legislature for the purpose of:
- Planning, developing and operating a
comprehensive complex of sports and recreational facilities
- Issuing revenue bonds and refunding bonds
to carry out the purpose of this act and for the rights and remedies of
bondholders
- Providing sources of revenues including
appropriations from the City of Tampa and the Board of County commissioners of Hillsborough
County to the Authority
- Providing for competitive bidding of
certain contracts
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