Section 11-404 - Use - Grants in half-yearly installments. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-404. Use - Grants in half-yearly installments.
 

(a)  In general.-  

(1) To help pay for facilities and services in communities within 2 miles of the Pimlico Race Course or 3 miles of the Laurel Race Course, the Comptroller shall pay money to Baltimore City, the City of Laurel, and Anne Arundel and Howard counties in accordance with this section. 

(2) The money shall be paid from the Special Fund in half-yearly installments. 

(b)  Minimum payments.- In any year, payments required under this section may not be less than the total allocated for 140 days of live racing at each track. 

(c)  Impact aid - Pimlico racing.-  

(1) If 140 or more days of live racing in a year are held at Pimlico Race Course, the Comptroller shall pay to Baltimore City: 

(i) $2,800 for each day of live racing; and 

(ii) $1,400 for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing held. 

(2) If fewer than 140 days of live racing in a year are held at Pimlico Race Course, the Comptroller shall pay to Baltimore City: 

(i) $2,800 for each day of live racing or intertrack betting without live racing held, up to a maximum payment for 140 days; and 

(ii) $1,400 for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing held. 

(d)  Impact aid - Laurel racing.-  

(1) If 140 or more days of live racing in a year are held at Laurel Race Course, the Comptroller shall pay: 

(i) for each day of live racing, $2,000 to Anne Arundel County, $500 to Howard County, and $300 to the City of Laurel; and 

(ii) for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing held, $1,000 to Anne Arundel County, $250 to Howard County, and $150 to the City of Laurel. 

(2) If fewer than 140 days of live racing in a year are held at Laurel Race Course, the Comptroller shall pay: 

(i) for each day of live racing or each day of intertrack betting without live racing held, up to a maximum payment for 140 days, $2,000 to Anne Arundel County, $500 to Howard County, and $300 to the City of Laurel; and 

(ii) for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing held, $1,000 to Anne Arundel County, $250 to Howard County, and $150 to the City of Laurel. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 78B, § 19; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 2004, ch. 25, § 6; 2005, ch. 410.]