§299-A. Harness Racing Promotional Fund
1. Fund created. The Harness Racing Promotional Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established to be used solely for the marketing and promotion of harness racing in the State. The fund consists of any money received through the commission on wagers pursuant to section 286 and any contributions, grants or appropriations from private and public sources. The fund, to be accounted for within the commission, must be held separate and apart from all other money, funds and accounts. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. The fund may not be charged for indirect costs under a departmental indirect cost allocation plan.
[PL 2019, c. 626, §15 (AMD).]
2. Expenditures. The commission shall administer the fund consistent with the purposes of this section.
[PL 2017, c. 371, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 371, §5 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. U, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 626, §15 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS
8 §263-A. Commission responsibilities
8 §263-B. Department responsibilities
8 §263-C. Executive director (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 8, SECTION 263-A)
8 §267-A. Operating account for the commission
8 §270-A. Confidentiality of records and information
8 §271. Issuance of licenses for the conduct of racing
8 §272-A. Trust account (REPEALED)
8 §274. Pari-mutuel pools (REPEALED)
8 §274-A. Off-track betting (REPEALED)
8 §275-B. Sale of pari-mutuel pools
8 §275-C. Common pari-mutuel pools
8 §275-E. Limit on total commission
8 §275-F. Amounts payable to the Stipend Fund (REPEALED)
8 §275-G. Amounts payable to Sire Stakes Fund (REPEALED)
8 §275-H. Amounts payable to General Fund (REPEALED)
8 §275-I. Amounts payable to supplement purses (REPEALED)
8 §275-J. Amounts payable to or retained by racetracks (REPEALED)
8 §275-K. Amounts retained by off-track betting facility (REPEALED)
8 §275-L. Amounts deposited in Harness Racing Promotional Fund (REPEALED)
8 §275-M. Amounts payable to the State Harness Racing Commission (REPEALED)
8 §275-N. Limitations on off-track betting facilities
8 §276-A. Unclaimed ticket money
8 §276-B. Commercial track ceases operation; entitled to funds
8 §279. Supervision; investigations
8 §279-A. Licenses, rules and regulations for participating in racing
8 §279-B. Fines, suspensions and revocations
8 §279-C. Officials, judges and starters; powers and duties
8 §279-E. Trainers; duty to submit a horse for testing for use of prohibited substances
8 §280. Use of drugs or appliances; prearrangement of results; veterinarian
8 §281-A. Standardbred horses eligible for registration
8 §281-B. Registration of stallions (REPEALED)
8 §283. Reciprocal disciplinary action
8 §284. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED)
8 §285. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED)
8 §285-A. Bargaining agent (REPEALED)
8 §285-B. Dispute resolution; exclusive bargaining agent and racetrack (REPEALED)
8 §286. Calculation of distribution of commission
8 §287. Payment of state share
8 §288. Payment to Sire Stakes Fund share
8 §289. Payment to Stipend Fund share
8 §291. Harness Racing Promotional Fund share
8 §292. Horsemen's purse share
8 §294. Off-track betting facility share
8 §295. Off-track betting facility simulcast fund share
8 §296. Fund to supplement harness racing purses (REPEALED)
8 §297. Working capital advance (REPEALED)
8 §298. Fund to supplement harness racing purses
8 §299. Fund to Encourage Racing at Maine's Commercial Tracks
8 §299-A. Harness Racing Promotional Fund
8 §300. Fund to Stabilize Off-track Betting Facilities
8 §300-B. Interception of pari-mutuel winnings to pay child support debt