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HOUSE BILL 337
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CF 5lr2081
By: Delegates Lehman, Bartlett, Guzzone, Pena–Melnyk, Taveras, and Terrasa
Introduced and read first time: January 13, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Lottery Fund – Laurel Race Course – Local Impact Aid 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Comptroller, each fiscal year, to distribute from the State 3
Lottery Fund a certain amount of supplemental local impact aid to Anne Arundel 4
County, Howard County, and the City of Laurel from the proceeds of a certain lottery 5
game; and generally relating to the State Lottery Fund and supplemental local 6
impact aid for Anne Arundel County, Howard County, and the City of Laurel. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – Business Regulation 9
Section 11–404(d) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume) 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – State Government 14
Section 9–120(b)(1)(xiii) and (xiv) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
BY adding to 18
Article – State Government 19
Section 9–120(b)(1)(xiv), (3), and (4) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 22
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
Article – Business Regulation 25
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11–404. 1
(d) (1) If 140 or more days of live racing in a year are held at Laurel Race 2
Course, the Comptroller shall pay: 3
(i) for each day of live racing, $2,000 to Anne Arundel County, $500 4
to Howard County, and $300 to the City of Laurel; and 5
(ii) for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing 6
held, $1,000 to Anne Arundel County, $250 to Howard County, and $150 to the City of 7
Laurel. 8
(2) If fewer than 140 days of live racing in a year are held at Laurel Race 9
Course, the Comptroller shall pay: 10
(i) for each day of live racing or each day of intertrack betting 11
without live racing held, up to a maximum payment for 140 days, $2,000 to Anne Arundel 12
County, $500 to Howard County, and $300 to the City of Laurel; and 13
(ii) for each additional day of intertrack betting without live racing 14
held, $1,000 to Anne Arundel County, $250 to Howard County, and $150 to the City of 15
Laurel. 16
Article – State Government 17
9–120. 18
(b) (1) By the end of the month following collection, the Comptroller shall 19
deposit, cause to be deposited, or pay: 20
(xiii) after June 30, 2024, a supplemental local impact grant of 21
$3,000,000 each fiscal year to the County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s 22
County from the money that remains in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all 23
lotteries after the distributions under subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through 24
(xii) of this paragraph to be distributed in Prince George’s County in accordance with § 25
9–1A–31 of this title; [and] 26
(XIV) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION AFTER 27
JUNE 30, 2025, SUPPLEMENT AL LOCAL IMPACT AID OF $500,000 EACH FISCAL YEAR 28
FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE RACETRAX LOTTERY GAME TO ANNE ARUNDEL 29
COUNTY, HOWARD COUNTY, AND THE CITY OF LAUREL IN PROPORTION TO EACH 30
JURISDICTION’S SHARE OF THE MONEY REQUIRE D TO BE PAID UNDER § 11–404(D) 31
OF THE BUSINESS REGULATION ARTICLE TO BE USED IN ACCORD ANCE WITH 32
PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; AND 33
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[(xiv)] (XV) into the General Fund of the State the money that remains 1
in the State Lottery Fund from the proceeds of all lotteries after the distributions under 2
subsection (a) of this section and items (i) through [(xiii)] (XIV) of this paragraph. 3
(3) THE COMPTROLLER MAY NOT P AY THE SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL 4
IMPACT AID REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(XIV) OF THIS SUBSECTION F OR ANY 5
FISCAL YEAR FOLLOWIN G THE FISCAL YEAR THAT: 6
(I) LAUREL RACE COURSE IS NO LONGER U SED FOR LIVE 7
RACING OR TRAINING ; OR 8
(II) BACKSTRETCH WORKERS EMPLOYED AT LAUREL RACE 9
COURSE ARE NO LONGER LIVING ON THE LAUREL RACE COURSE PROPERTY . 10
(4) (I) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, HOWARD COUNTY, AND THE 11
CITY OF LAUREL SHALL USE THE SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL IMPACT AID REQUIRED 12
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)(XIV) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND 13
SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES S URROUNDING LAUREL RACE COURSE 14
INCLUDING: 15
1. HEALTH AND MENTAL HE ALTH SERVICES ; 16
2. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMIL Y COUNSELING ; 17
3. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADD ICTION AWARENESS , 18
SUPPORT, AND TREATMENT ; 19
4. SOCIAL SERVICES ; 20
5. NUTRITION AND WELLNE SS PROGRAMS ; AND 21
6. TRANSPORTATION , IF NECESSARY , TO OFF–SITE 22
MEDICAL AND WELLNESS SERVICES. 23
(II) 1. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MAY USE THE 24
SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL IMPACT AID UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1)(XIV) OF THIS 25
SUBSECTION ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSES IDE NTIFIED 26
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZ ATIONS: 27
A. WITH A HISTORY OF WORKING WITH BACKSTRETCH 28
WORKERS EMPLOYED AT LAUREL RACE COURSE; AND 29
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B. THAT EMPLOY SPANISH–SPEAKING PROGRAM STA FF 1
OR PROVIDE TRANSLATI ON SERVICES FOR NONN ATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS. 2
2. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES GRANT 3
FUNDING UNDER THIS SUBPARAGR APH MAY USE THE FUNDING ONLY TO PROVIDE 4
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT LAUREL RACE COURSE OR WITHIN 1 MILE OF LAUREL 5
RACE COURSE TO BACKSTRETCH WORKERS EMPLOYED AT LAUREL RACE COURSE 6
OR RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE 20724 POSTAL ZIP CODE. 7
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shal l take effect July 8
1, 2025. 9