A committee of National Football League owners recommended a proposal for a stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson that is backed by the San Diego Chargers, the NFL said on Tuesday.

The six-member committee's recommendation, which still requires a ratification vote by the league's 32 owners who are meeting in Houston to discuss the matter, comes as three NFL teams are seeking to relocate to the Los Angeles area.

The recommendation of Carson over a rival proposal for a stadium in Inglewood backed by the St. Louis Rams would appear to favor the plan from the Chargers, who are interested in partnering with the Oakland Raiders to share the facility.

The Rams had proposed building a stadium in Inglewood, roughly 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It takes 24 votes from among the 32 owners to approve a franchise shift, and they are also considering a compromise proposed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to have the Chargers and Rams share the new stadium.

Los Angeles has been without an NFL team for 21 seasons, abandoned in 1995 by both the St. Louis-bound Rams and the Raiders, who returned to Oakland, both frustrated by an inability to get a new stadium in Los Angeles.