Ch. 661

LAWS OF MARYLAND

3. 5 PERCENT OF THE REGULAR MUTUAL POOLS,
8 PERCENT OF THE MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOLS INVOLVING 2 HORSES AND 14
PERCENT OF THE MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOLS INVOLVING 3 OR MORE HORSES,
SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR PURSE MONEY; AND

3. 6.91 PERCENT OF THE REGULAR MUTUEL
POOLS AND 5.91 PERCENT OF THE MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOLS SHALL BE
RETAINED BY THE LICENSEE FROM WHICH THE LICENSEE SHALL PAY 0.25
PERCENT OF BOTH POOLS TO THE MARYLAND RACE TRACK EMPLOYEES
PENSION FUND, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
LICENSEE AND THE EMPLOYEES; AND----------

(III) THE PREAKNESS STAKES MAY BE TRANSFERRED
TO ANOTHER TRACK IN MARYLAND ONLY AS A RESULT OF A DISASTER OR AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION.------------------------------------------

28.

(b) Racing may be conducted on any Sunday, with the
approval of the Commission, at any tracks licensed under the
provisions of § 7 OR § 17 of this article [or at any track that
is located in ' Anne Arundel County that is licensed under the
provisions of § 7 of this article]. RACING CONDUCTED ON ANY
SUNDAY AT ANY TRACKS LICENSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF § 1 SHALL
BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN 12:00 P.M. AND SHALL RUN NO LATER THAN THE
TIME PROVIDED IN § 7(G) OF THIS ARTICLE.---------------

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department
of Fiscal Services study the impact of racing conducted on Sunday
at racetracks licensed under Article 78B, § 7 of the Code, and,
by November 1, 1987, submit a report to the Legislative Policy
Committee and the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning on the
effect of racing on Sunday, including the amount of payments of
impact aid made to political subdivisions of the State under
Article 78B, § 19(c) of the Code and the costs of services and
facilities in communities located within 2 miles of Pimlico
racetrack or 3 miles of Laurel racetrack related to racing
conducted at those tracks.                                   

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987, contingent on the taking effect of
Chapter ___ of the Acts of 1987 (S.B. 1001) (7lr3399), and if

Chapter ___ does not become effective, this Act shall be null

and void without the necessity of further action by the General
Assembly.                                 

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved June 2, 1987.

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