harness track licensee of a portion of the mutuel
pool of all its races during the year. This fund is
then used as a purse for races involving Standard-
bred horses.

The Committee consists of five members. One
member each represents the Maryland Standard-
bred Breeders' Association, the Maryland Horse-
men's Association, and the Cloverleaf Standard-
bred Owners' Association. One is a harness track
licensee, and one is a member of the Maryland
Racing Commission. Four members are appointed
to four-year terms and the chairperson to a one-
year term by the Maryland Racing Commission
with the approval of the Secretary of Licensing
and Regulation (Code 1957, Art. 78B, sec. 17A).

Authorization for the Committee continues un-
til July 1, 1991 (Chapter 519, Acts of 1982).

MARYLAND JOCKEY INJURY
COMPENSATION FUND,
INCORPORATED

Board of Directors

Richard Hoffberger; Michael Hopkins; Wayne
Wright.

In January 1986, the Maryland Jockey Injury
Compensation Fund, Inc., was established as a
non-profit corporation (Chapter 757, Acts of
1985). The Fund secures workmen's compensa-
tion insurance coverage on a blanket basis for
jockeys licensed by the Maryland Racing Com-
mission to ride thoroughbred horses.

The Fund is managed by a three-member Board
of Directors, appointed by the Secretary of Li-
censing and Regulation (Code 1957, Art. 78B,
sec. 32).

Defunct Departmental Agencies

DIVISION OF SPORTS AND
RECREATION

Abolished by the Department in 1986.