According to the agreement approved by the County Commission and the City Council in separate votes taken in July, there is no deadline for the bonds to be approved. The Rays are responsible for paying $700 million for the stadium, plus all cost overruns for the new stadium and Gas Plant District.

Commission last week, Tampa Bay Rays ownership said in a letter Monday that its deal to build a new $1.3 billion ballpark is still "in effect."

The Tampa Bay Rays ownership said in a letter that a $1.3 billion deal to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg.