MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2627

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 be reviewed by the Racing Commission, but
in no case less than six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per
racing day to the State Comptroller for each racing day
transferred; from these payments the State Comptroller
for a period of eight years shall pay the sum of one
hundred eight thousand dollars ($108,000.00) each year to
the Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Washington
County, if that association operates a fair in the
particular year; and the remainder of the moneys received
by the Comptroller from the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Fair Association of Prince George's County
shall be credited to the general funds of the State
treasury. PRIOR TO ANY SALE OF THE MARLBORO TRACK OR
FACILITIES THEREOF BY THE JOINT VENTURE DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBSECTION THE PERSON OR PERSONS SO AUTHORIZED SHALL

OFFER TO SELL THE MARLBORO TRACK AND FACILITIES OR ANY

INTEREST THEREIN TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ON THE SAME

TERMS AS TO A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER WHICH SHALL

CONSTITUTE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL__BY__THE__PRINCE

GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE LICENSE AND DATES FOR
RACING AWARDED TO THE JOINT VENTURE DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBSECTION AND TO THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL FAIR
ASSOCIATION OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY[[, IN ADDITION TO
THE NUMBER OF RACING DAYS AWARDABLE TO THE SOUTHERN
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL FAIR ASSOCIATION OF PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY]] UNDER SECTION 15(A) OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE
RUN AT THE BOWIE TRACK, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
[[OF SECTIONS 15 AND 16]] OF THIS ARTICLE APPLICABLE TO A
LICENSE AND RACING DAYS AWARDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 7 OF

THIS ARTICLE. PURSUANT TO THE TRANSFER OF THESE RACING

DAYS BOWIE RACE COURSE SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE RACE

PER DAY FOR HORSES WITH A CLAIMING PRICE OF $1,500

THROUGH $2,500 FOR THE 1975 AND 1976 RACING SEASONS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.