MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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FOR the purpose of correcting a certain error in the laws
relating to the Racing Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78B — Racing Commission

Section 12(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 12(c) of Article 78B - Racing
Commission, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1975
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 78B — Racing Commission

12.

(c) The amount of the Racing Fund on hand at any
time, representing the deductions made by any particular
licensee from the mutuel pool, previously deducted by
such licensee and paid to the State as a tax, may, with
the prior written and express permission of the
Commission, upon such terms and conditions as it may
prescribe, be granted by the Commission to that
particular licensee as a contribution to its capital for
any substantial alterations, addition , changes,
improvements or major repairs to or upon the property
owned or leased by such licensee and by it used for the
conduct of racing. The Commission shall in no case
grant permission for the above—mentioned projects unless
the licensee shows that the contract for such work was
let under an unrestricted bidding procedure unless the
project is exempted by the Racing Commission because of
its unusual nature. In determining whether to make such
grant or grants as contributions to capital of any
portion of the Racing Fund, the Commission shall give due
consideration to whether its expenditure in each instance
will promote the safety, convenience and comfort of the
racing public and horse owners and generally whether it
will tend toward the improvement of racing in this State.
In no case shall improvements be made at a race track in
the State of Maryland under a contract or otherwise with
any construction company owned wholly or in part by any
individual, partner, or corporation which owns or
operates a race track [by] [[Nin]] IN the State of
Maryland. Capital improvements and repairs to property
owned or leased by licensees licensed under the
provisions of § 7 of this article are not to be limited
by the amounts contributed to the Racing Fund or by the
amounts granted by the Racing Commission and paid out of
the Racing Fund for improvements to property owned or
leased by any licensee, and the Commission at any time
may require any licensee to make improvements or repairs