254 - Resources of Fund.

NY Rac, Pari-Mut Wag & Breeding L § 254 (2019) (N/A)
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(ii) The fund may direct a portion or portions of revenues allocated in this paragraph and dedicated to a racing corporation licensed in accordance with section two hundred five of this article to pari-mutuel races at such track which are not restricted to New York-breds provided that the revenues so allocated shall only be used to enrich any purses awarded to New York-breds finishing first, second, third, fourth or fifth in such non-restricted races. * e. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but not in excess of six percent to advance and promote breeding and raising of thoroughbreds in this state by the publication and dissemination of information relating thereto, and the encouragement of interest, including among youth, in the breeding and raising of New York-breds, and to advance and promote interest generally in agricultural pursuits. * NB Effective until October 28, 2020 * e. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but not in excess of five percent to advance and promote breeding and raising of thoroughbreds in this state by the publication and dissemination of information relating thereto, and the encouragement of interest, including among youth, in the breeding and raising of New York-breds, and to advance and promote interest generally in agricultural pursuits. * NB Effective October 28, 2020 * f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but not in excess of five percent for the administration and management of the fund. * NB Effective until October 28, 2020 * f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but not in excess of four percent for the administration and management of the fund. * NB Effective October 28, 2020 g. An amount equal to two percent thereof for the promotion of equine research through a fund of a land grant university within this state with a regents approved veterinary college facility. All moneys of the fund in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars on hand at the end of each calendar year shall be apportioned between and paid to the state and the regional off-track betting corporations based on the level of contributions to such fund during the year by the racing corporations and the regional off-track betting corporations, respectively. Payment of such money to the state and such corporations, respectively, shall be made by March fifteenth of the year following the close of such calendar year. That portion returned to the regional off-track betting corporations shall be distributed prior to May first of such year to the participating local governments within each region in the same proportion as the net earnings of such corporation for the prior calendar year were distributed.