MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2109

agreements between licensees providing for the running of
the dates of Cumberland Fair Association, Inc., by and at
the track of Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society
for a period or periods aggregating not more than nine
(9) years. If Cumberland Fair Association, Inc., shall
be awarded a license and dates for racing at the track of
Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society during nine
(9) calendar years, it shall be deemed to have forfeited
its right to conduct racing after said ninth year and it
shall not thereafter be awarded dates or a license for
racing, and the number of racing days theretofore
annually awarded to it may thereafter be awarded by the
Racing Commission to Maryland State Fair and Agricultural
Society in addition to the number of racing days then
awardable to Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society
pursuant to § 15 (a) of this article.]

[(e)](A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this article, the Racing Commission may award a license
and the dates heretofore awarded to the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association of Washington County to a joint
venture consisting of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association of Washington County and the Southern
Maryland Agricultural Fair Association of Prince George's
County; and the Racing Commission is specifically
authorized to approve agreements between such licensees
providing for the running of the dates of the
Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Washington
County at the track of the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Fair Association of Prince George's County for a period
or periods aggregating not more than nine (9) years;
provided, however, that no dates awarded pursuant to this
section shall conflict with any other dates for racing in
Prince George's County. If such joint venture shall be
awarded a license and dates for racing at the track of
the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association of
Prince George's County during nine (9) calendar years,
the Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Washington
County shall be deemed to have forfeited its rights to
conduct racing after said ninth year and it shall not
thereafter be awarded dates or a license for racing, and
the number of racing days theretofore annually awarded to
it shall thereafter be awarded by the Racing Commission
to the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association of
Prince George's County in addition to the number of
racing days then awardable to the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Fair Association of Prince George's County
pursuant to Section 15(a) of this article; provided,
however, that no dates awarded pursuant to this section
shall conflict with any other dates for racing in Prince
George's County. If the license and dates are awarded as
provided above in this subsection, the Southern Maryland
Agricultural" Fair Association of Prince George's County
for a period of ten years shall pay such amount as shall