2612                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 889

to Certain Subdivisions

FOR the purpose of altering the eligibility of Anne Arundel,
Baltimore, Howard and Prince George's Counties and
Baltimore City to receive payments of certain horse
racing revenues for the purpose of assisting the
funding of services and facilities located within six
miles of racetracks and occasioned by the tracks'
presence; making eligibility for and amount of such
payments contingent upon filing of certain reports with
the General Assembly and the Comptroller; specifying
certain conditions under which the Comptroller shall
pay such funds to the subdivisions; providing for
reduced payments under certain circumstances;

specifying that amounts remaining unpaid to

subdivisions shall revert to General funds of the State
providing for the disposition of funds not payable in
any year; removing an obsolete provision; and generally
relating to distribution of certain horse racing
revenue to certain subdivisions.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78B - Racing Commission

Section 19(D), (E) and (F)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 78B — Racing Commission

19.

(D) Except as provided in this section to the
contrary, the Comptroller may not divide, allocate and pay
to the several counties of the State and to Baltimore City
any portion of the (1) revenues or license fees arising out
of any days of racing in excess of 33 at any one track
during any one year, collected by the Maryland Racing
Commission from each licensee licensed under § 7 of this
article; (2) revenues arising out of any days of racing in
excess of ten at any one track during any one year collected
by the Maryland Racing Commission from each licensee
licensed under § 15 of this article; (3) revenues or license
fees arising out of any days of racing in excess of 20 at
any one track during any one year collected by the Maryland
Racing Commission from each licensee licensed under § 17 of
this article. However, this limitation on the allocation
and payment of revenue to the political subdivisions does
not apply to the additional 48 days of racing awarded under
§ 7 (b) of this article; and the distribution of revenue for
these additional days of racing shall be calculated in the
same manner as applies to racing for the first 33 days.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (C), this