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                                   4955
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  WOERNER, VANEL, THIELE, MONTESANO,
   LAVINE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. M. MILLER --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to the right to hold race meetings and races at Belmont Park;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 203 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of  2008,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  203.  Right  to  hold race meetings and races.   1. Any corporation
 formed under the provisions of  this  article,  if  so  claimed  in  its
 certificate  of  organization,  and  if  it  shall  comply  with all the
 provisions of this article, and any other corporation  entitled  to  the
 benefits  and  privileges of this article as hereinafter provided, shall
 have the power and the right to hold one or more running  race  meetings
 in  each  year,  and to hold, maintain and conduct running races at such
 meetings. At such running race meetings the corporation, or  the  owners
 of  horses  engaged in such races, or others who are not participants in
 the race, may contribute  purses,  prizes,  premiums  or  stakes  to  be
 contested  for,  but no person or persons other than the owner or owners
 of a horse or horses contesting in  a  race  shall  have  any  pecuniary
 interest in a purse, prize, premium or stake contested for in such race,
 or  be  entitled  to  or  receive any portion thereof after such race is
 finished, and the whole of such purse, prize, premium or stake shall  be
 allotted in accordance with the terms and conditions of such race. Races
 conducted  by  a  franchised corporation shall be permitted only between
 sunrise and sunset.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06298-01-1
              

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   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A FRAN-
 CHISED CORPORATION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CONDUCT RACES AFTER  SUNSET  AT
 THE  BELMONT  PARK  RACETRACK,  ONLY  ON  THE  MAIN TRACK IN ITS CURRENT
 CONFIGURATION, BUT ONLY IF SUCH RACES  CONCLUDE  BEFORE  HALF  PAST  TEN
 O'CLOCK POST MERIDIAN AND ONLY IF SUCH RACES OCCUR ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS
 OR SATURDAYS. THE FRANCHISED CORPORATION SHALL COORDINATE WITH A HARNESS
 RACING  ASSOCIATION  OR CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN WESTCHESTER
 COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT THE STARTING TIMES OF ALL  SUCH  RACES  ARE  STAG-
 GERED.
   3.  A track first licensed after January first, nineteen hundred nine-
 ty, shall not conduct the  simulcasting  of  thoroughbred  races  within
 district  one,  in  accordance  with article ten of this chapter on days
 that a franchised corporation is not conducting a race  meeting.  In  no
 event shall thoroughbred races conducted by a track first licensed after
 January  first, nineteen hundred ninety be conducted after eight o'clock
 post meridian.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed 4 years after the first night of racing conducted after
 sunset pursuant to this act; provided that the New York  Racing  Associ-
 ation  shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission of the date
 of such night of racing in order that the  commission  may  maintain  an
 accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
 of  the  state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of
 section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the  public  offi-
 cers law.