HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 2809

the harness track licensees, recommended by majority vote of
the president of such licensees; and one member of the
Commission designated by it provided, that the licensee who
was not a member of the committee during the preceding year,
shall be a member in the following year. If any member other
than the Commission member has not been recommended by June
1 of each year, the Commission, with the approval of the
Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, shall make an
appointment for the association, or harness track licensees,
failing to recommend a member of the committee.] BE
SELECTED AS FOLLOWS: TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE HARNESS RACING BOARD, ONE WHO SHALL BE
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, AND THE OTHER WHO SHALL BE
A REPRESENTATIVE OF A HARNESS TRACK LICENSEE. ONE MEMBER
EACH SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION, INC., THE MARYLAND HARNESS HORSEMEN'S
ASSOCIATION, INC., AND THE CLOVERLEAF STANDARDBRED OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC. EACH OF THESE MEMBERS SHALL BE SELECTED
BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE
ASSOCIATIONS. THE OTHER MEMBER OF THE HARNESS RACING BOARD
NOMINATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD SHALL SERVE AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS OTHER THAN
THE TWO MEMBERS NOMINATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HARNESS
RACING BOARD HAVE NOT BEEN NOMINATED BY JUNE 1 OF ANY YEAR,
THE COMMISSION, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF
LICENSING AND REGULATION, SHALL MAKE THESE NOMINATIONS.
EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE
STATE. THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL BE
ONE YEAR AND NO MEMBER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHAIRMAN,
MAY SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE COMPLETE TERMS. The
committee shall assist and advise the Commission in
administering the Maryland Standardbred Race Program and
STANDARDBRED SIRES STAKES PROGRAM AS PART OF the Maryland
Standardbred Race Fund. The members of the committee shall
receive no compensation for their services as members, but
shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred while engaged in
the performance of their duties, in accordance with the
standard travel regulations.

(d) (1) On and after July 1, 1971, each standardbred
track licensee shall provide for the running of races, to be
known as "The Maryland Standardbred Fund races" for horses
foaled in Maryland according to the United States Trotting
Association registration certificate. The number of Maryland
Standardbred Fund races, amounts of the purses, date of
running the races, distance provisions of the races,
breeders' awards and other conditions necessary to carry out
the intent of the Maryland Standardbred Fund races shall be
determined by the Commission upon recommendation of the
committee. The amounts of the purses and the conditions for
each race shall be determined in sufficient advance time to
permit track licensees to include the purses and the
conditions in their stake and condition books. If any
Maryland Standardbred Fund race fails to attract at least
two separate qualified entries, the Commission shall cancel
the race and the purse shall not be paid out of the fund.
If the Commission cancels any race, it shall notify the