Sec. 2031.004. TEXAS DERBY ESCROW PURSE FUND. (a) The commission shall establish a Texas Derby escrow purse fund.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 2023.053 or 2024.055 or any other law, the commission by rule shall determine a portion of the fees, charges, and other revenue collected under this subtitle to be deposited to the credit of the Texas Derby escrow purse fund in the amount reasonably necessary to maintain competitive purses for each Texas Derby.

(c) The commission shall by rule establish a schedule of entrance fees for participants in each Texas Derby. A portion of each entrance fee, in the amount determined by the commission under Subsection (b), shall be deposited in the Texas Derby escrow purse fund.

(d) The commission by rule may assess under this subtitle additional charges and fees, including gate fees, to supplement the funds otherwise deposited in the Texas Derby escrow purse fund under this section.

(e) The commission may not:

(1) use funds from the accredited Texas-bred program under Subchapter A, Chapter 2030, or the escrowed purse account under Section 2028.204 to fund the Texas Derby escrow purse fund; or

(2) order a state horse breed registry to fund a purse for a Texas Derby, make contributions to the Texas Derby escrow purse fund, or pay the expenses of a Texas Derby race.

(f) State revenue may not be deposited to the credit of the Texas Derby escrow purse fund except as provided by this section.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.