wealthy owners u.s. major-league sport team may put money fund stadium construction tax bill propose u.s. house representatives republicans overall impact could slight sport economists say legislation unveil thursday could mean modest scaling-back grand plan new stadiums one expert suggest team owners could help offset lose federal subsidies example pour concrete floor instead terrazzo outside big cities team owners may enough leverage compel local governments hungry prestige perceive economic benefit new stadiums come alternative fund stream various sport owners past relocate team cities stadium fund issue use threat move extract concessions local governments sure team lather base experience cities/counties/states want subsidize stadium figure way rick eckstein sociology professor pennsylvania villanova university write email andrew zimbalist economics professor massachusetts smith college say may make future plan billion-dollar stadiums less elaborate add nothing team owners local governments could take stride republican plan local governments could long fund build renovate professional sport stadiums issue tax-exempt public-purpose bond sort bond typically use fund things like school libraries public transit u.s. president donald trump call end subsidy least national football league players anger republican president kneel national anthem protest racial bias criminal justice system democratic predecessor barack obama also propose end tax break stadiums 2015. report last year brook institution washington-based social sciences research group find 45 major-league stadiums build overhaul since 2000 36 least partly fund tax-exempt municipal bond total tax-exempt bond principal issue fund stadiums 13 billion lead federal tax revenue loss 3.7 billion study find republicans say would expect see additional 200 million tax revenue ensue decade plan become law ted gay one author brook study welcome proposal end call egregious small misuse federal tax dollars substantially affect lucrative business professional sport team say substantially impact ability sport team get subsidies maybe margins probably not republican tax plan may mean slightly less grand sport stadiums