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§ 332. Resources of fund. The fund is authorized and directed:    1.  To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to  the fund by the persons or corporations licensed to conduct  pari-mutuel  betting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of one  per  centum  of  all  moneys  deposited  in  pari-mutuel  betting  pools  resulting from on-track bets at all races conducted by  licensees  at  a  harness  horse meeting or races run thereat except that for super exotic  betting pools such amount shall be three per centum  of  such  bets,  as  provided  by  paragraph  c  of  subdivision one of section three hundred  eighteen of this article and to collect and  receive  in  each  calendar  year  to  be  paid  to  the fund by each regional corporation, an amount  equal to three-fifths of one per centum  of  daily  pools  derived  from  off-track  bets  on  harness  races except that for super exotic betting  pools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets as provided  by  subdivision  five  of section five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter;  provided however, that after April first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-six,  the amount to be collected and received from such licensees and regional  corporations,  except  for  super exotic betting pools, shall be one per  centum, and to collect and  receive  such  funds  as  may  otherwise  be  authorized  by law. The moneys shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or  banks in this state. The fund is authorized to dispose of and distribute  the monies received by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for  the following purpose and no others:    a. An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but shall not  exceed  four percent thereof in an account designated "administration".    b.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "4-H standardbred development program".    c. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated  "New  York  state  exposition horse facility maintenance and  construction".    d. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated "New York state exposition breeding farms".    e.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural societies".    f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but shall not be  less  than  seventy-five  percent  thereof  in an account designated "New York  state breeding farms", and of such amount not less than ten percent  nor  more  than  twenty percent as determined by the trustees of the fund may  be used exclusively for breeders' awards for New York-breds  and  awards  to owners of eligible stallions.    g.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural society harness racing events".    h. An amount equal to two percent thereof  in  an  account  designated  "equine research".    i.  An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but not in excess of  one and one-half percent thereof, in an account designated  "to  support  and  promote  research, educational programming, and the preservation of  the history and traditions of harness and trotting horse racing  through  acquiring  and  maintaining  collections  of  artifacts, memorabilia and  documents related to such history and to  maintaining  a  historic  race  track that is designated as a national registered historic landmark".    2.  a. To disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph  e of subdivision one  of  this  section,  to  any  agricultural  society  qualified  therefor  under rules and regulations established by the fund  and which properly requests same, reimbursement for moneys  expended  by  it for actual and necessary repairs to its grounds or buildings approved  by  the  fund  and  used directly in promotion of agriculture generally,  except that no such qualifying society shall be paid in  excess  of  sixthousand  dollars  for  such  repair  in  any  one year, and to disburse  annually  out  of  the  said  account  designated  in  paragraph  e   of  subdivision  one  of this section, to any agricultural society qualified  therefor,  under rules and regulations established by the fund and which  properly requests same.    b. After disbursements of moneys out  of  the  account  designated  in  paragraph  e of subdivision one of this section for repairs as set forth  in paragraph a of this subdivision, to disburse the balance of moneys in  such account upon proper request made by a duly qualifying  agricultural  society  for capital construction of the grounds, building or equipment,  of the requesting society. In the event that the said balance  remaining  in  such  account  is  not sufficient to pay each qualifying society the  amount requested and approved for payment by the authority, the  balance  in  such  account shall be paid proratably to the amount each requesting  society would be eligible to receive, except that no qualifying  society  shall  be  paid  in  excess of fifteen thousand dollars for such capital  construction purpose in any one year.  No  capital  construction  moneys  under this subdivision shall be paid to any such agricultural society in  the  absence  of  satisfactory  proof  presented  to  the fund that such  society has in its possession or on deposit to its account  in  bank,  a  like  amount of money to be used by it for the same capital construction  purpose.    c. Each such society whose application for capital construction moneys  as described in paragraph b of this subdivision is approved by the  fund  in  any  year, shall have the right and privilege to defer such approved  payment to it for capital construction for a period of up to three years  beyond the year of approval. In the  event  that  the  approved  capital  construction  remains uncompleted at the end of said three year deferred  period, the amount of moneys so approved and  deferred  shall  become  a  part  of  the  balance  for  capital  construction available to all such  agricultural societies.    d. Any county or town agricultural society may apply to the  fund  for  permission pursuant to the provisions hereof to make one or more capital  improvements  and  the fund shall determine whether the proposed capital  construction will promote agriculture or domestic  arts  in  this  state  and, on a finding in the affirmative shall approve such construction and  provide for payment to the applying society out of the account under the  provisions designated in paragraph e of subdivision one of this section.    e.   Agricultural   societies  qualified  to  participate  under  this  subdivision, shall, on or before the thirty-first day of December in the  year immediately preceding the year in which the said moneys are  to  be  distributed,  make  application for participation to the fund. Sums paid  hereunder  to  participating  societies  shall  be  separate  from   and  additional  to  any  sums paid annually by the department of agriculture  and markets under the provisions of section two  hundred  eighty-six  of  the agriculture and markets law.    f.  The  fund shall provide forms for application for distribution and  shall prescribe such regulations and rules as are necessary for carrying  out the provisions of this section and may make such  investigations  as  are  necessary  to  determine  the  validity of any requests, claims and  applications for distribution of moneys hereunder.    3. To disburse annually out of the account designated in  paragraph  b  of  subdivision one of this section, to such 4-H societies, such amounts  as the directors deem advisable, as are engaged or propose to engage  in  a  program  for  the  development  of  standardbred horses. The form for  application by such 4-H societies for such moneys, shall  be  prescribed  by the trustees of the fund.4.  To  disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph c  of subdivision one of this section, to the department of agriculture and  markets for the construction and maintenance of racing facilities at the  New York state exposition, such moneys deposited therein, to the  extent  that such moneys are expended for such purposes.    5.  The  salaries of the officers, agents and employees, and all other  expenses of the said fund shall be paid out of the account designated in  paragraph a of subdivision one of this section.

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Statutes > New-york > Pml > Article-3 > 332

§ 332. Resources of fund. The fund is authorized and directed:    1.  To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to  the fund by the persons or corporations licensed to conduct  pari-mutuel  betting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of one  per  centum  of  all  moneys  deposited  in  pari-mutuel  betting  pools  resulting from on-track bets at all races conducted by  licensees  at  a  harness  horse meeting or races run thereat except that for super exotic  betting pools such amount shall be three per centum  of  such  bets,  as  provided  by  paragraph  c  of  subdivision one of section three hundred  eighteen of this article and to collect and  receive  in  each  calendar  year  to  be  paid  to  the fund by each regional corporation, an amount  equal to three-fifths of one per centum  of  daily  pools  derived  from  off-track  bets  on  harness  races except that for super exotic betting  pools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets as provided  by  subdivision  five  of section five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter;  provided however, that after April first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-six,  the amount to be collected and received from such licensees and regional  corporations,  except  for  super exotic betting pools, shall be one per  centum, and to collect and  receive  such  funds  as  may  otherwise  be  authorized  by law. The moneys shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or  banks in this state. The fund is authorized to dispose of and distribute  the monies received by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for  the following purpose and no others:    a. An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but shall not  exceed  four percent thereof in an account designated "administration".    b.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "4-H standardbred development program".    c. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated  "New  York  state  exposition horse facility maintenance and  construction".    d. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated "New York state exposition breeding farms".    e.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural societies".    f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but shall not be  less  than  seventy-five  percent  thereof  in an account designated "New York  state breeding farms", and of such amount not less than ten percent  nor  more  than  twenty percent as determined by the trustees of the fund may  be used exclusively for breeders' awards for New York-breds  and  awards  to owners of eligible stallions.    g.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural society harness racing events".    h. An amount equal to two percent thereof  in  an  account  designated  "equine research".    i.  An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but not in excess of  one and one-half percent thereof, in an account designated  "to  support  and  promote  research, educational programming, and the preservation of  the history and traditions of harness and trotting horse racing  through  acquiring  and  maintaining  collections  of  artifacts, memorabilia and  documents related to such history and to  maintaining  a  historic  race  track that is designated as a national registered historic landmark".    2.  a. To disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph  e of subdivision one  of  this  section,  to  any  agricultural  society  qualified  therefor  under rules and regulations established by the fund  and which properly requests same, reimbursement for moneys  expended  by  it for actual and necessary repairs to its grounds or buildings approved  by  the  fund  and  used directly in promotion of agriculture generally,  except that no such qualifying society shall be paid in  excess  of  sixthousand  dollars  for  such  repair  in  any  one year, and to disburse  annually  out  of  the  said  account  designated  in  paragraph  e   of  subdivision  one  of this section, to any agricultural society qualified  therefor,  under rules and regulations established by the fund and which  properly requests same.    b. After disbursements of moneys out  of  the  account  designated  in  paragraph  e of subdivision one of this section for repairs as set forth  in paragraph a of this subdivision, to disburse the balance of moneys in  such account upon proper request made by a duly qualifying  agricultural  society  for capital construction of the grounds, building or equipment,  of the requesting society. In the event that the said balance  remaining  in  such  account  is  not sufficient to pay each qualifying society the  amount requested and approved for payment by the authority, the  balance  in  such  account shall be paid proratably to the amount each requesting  society would be eligible to receive, except that no qualifying  society  shall  be  paid  in  excess of fifteen thousand dollars for such capital  construction purpose in any one year.  No  capital  construction  moneys  under this subdivision shall be paid to any such agricultural society in  the  absence  of  satisfactory  proof  presented  to  the fund that such  society has in its possession or on deposit to its account  in  bank,  a  like  amount of money to be used by it for the same capital construction  purpose.    c. Each such society whose application for capital construction moneys  as described in paragraph b of this subdivision is approved by the  fund  in  any  year, shall have the right and privilege to defer such approved  payment to it for capital construction for a period of up to three years  beyond the year of approval. In the  event  that  the  approved  capital  construction  remains uncompleted at the end of said three year deferred  period, the amount of moneys so approved and  deferred  shall  become  a  part  of  the  balance  for  capital  construction available to all such  agricultural societies.    d. Any county or town agricultural society may apply to the  fund  for  permission pursuant to the provisions hereof to make one or more capital  improvements  and  the fund shall determine whether the proposed capital  construction will promote agriculture or domestic  arts  in  this  state  and, on a finding in the affirmative shall approve such construction and  provide for payment to the applying society out of the account under the  provisions designated in paragraph e of subdivision one of this section.    e.   Agricultural   societies  qualified  to  participate  under  this  subdivision, shall, on or before the thirty-first day of December in the  year immediately preceding the year in which the said moneys are  to  be  distributed,  make  application for participation to the fund. Sums paid  hereunder  to  participating  societies  shall  be  separate  from   and  additional  to  any  sums paid annually by the department of agriculture  and markets under the provisions of section two  hundred  eighty-six  of  the agriculture and markets law.    f.  The  fund shall provide forms for application for distribution and  shall prescribe such regulations and rules as are necessary for carrying  out the provisions of this section and may make such  investigations  as  are  necessary  to  determine  the  validity of any requests, claims and  applications for distribution of moneys hereunder.    3. To disburse annually out of the account designated in  paragraph  b  of  subdivision one of this section, to such 4-H societies, such amounts  as the directors deem advisable, as are engaged or propose to engage  in  a  program  for  the  development  of  standardbred horses. The form for  application by such 4-H societies for such moneys, shall  be  prescribed  by the trustees of the fund.4.  To  disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph c  of subdivision one of this section, to the department of agriculture and  markets for the construction and maintenance of racing facilities at the  New York state exposition, such moneys deposited therein, to the  extent  that such moneys are expended for such purposes.    5.  The  salaries of the officers, agents and employees, and all other  expenses of the said fund shall be paid out of the account designated in  paragraph a of subdivision one of this section.

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Statutes > New-york > Pml > Article-3 > 332

§ 332. Resources of fund. The fund is authorized and directed:    1.  To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to  the fund by the persons or corporations licensed to conduct  pari-mutuel  betting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of one  per  centum  of  all  moneys  deposited  in  pari-mutuel  betting  pools  resulting from on-track bets at all races conducted by  licensees  at  a  harness  horse meeting or races run thereat except that for super exotic  betting pools such amount shall be three per centum  of  such  bets,  as  provided  by  paragraph  c  of  subdivision one of section three hundred  eighteen of this article and to collect and  receive  in  each  calendar  year  to  be  paid  to  the fund by each regional corporation, an amount  equal to three-fifths of one per centum  of  daily  pools  derived  from  off-track  bets  on  harness  races except that for super exotic betting  pools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets as provided  by  subdivision  five  of section five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter;  provided however, that after April first, nineteen  hundred  eighty-six,  the amount to be collected and received from such licensees and regional  corporations,  except  for  super exotic betting pools, shall be one per  centum, and to collect and  receive  such  funds  as  may  otherwise  be  authorized  by law. The moneys shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or  banks in this state. The fund is authorized to dispose of and distribute  the monies received by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for  the following purpose and no others:    a. An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but shall not  exceed  four percent thereof in an account designated "administration".    b.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "4-H standardbred development program".    c. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated  "New  York  state  exposition horse facility maintenance and  construction".    d. An amount as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund  in  an  account  designated "New York state exposition breeding farms".    e.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural societies".    f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but shall not be  less  than  seventy-five  percent  thereof  in an account designated "New York  state breeding farms", and of such amount not less than ten percent  nor  more  than  twenty percent as determined by the trustees of the fund may  be used exclusively for breeders' awards for New York-breds  and  awards  to owners of eligible stallions.    g.  An  amount  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  fund in an account  designated "county and town agricultural society harness racing events".    h. An amount equal to two percent thereof  in  an  account  designated  "equine research".    i.  An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but not in excess of  one and one-half percent thereof, in an account designated  "to  support  and  promote  research, educational programming, and the preservation of  the history and traditions of harness and trotting horse racing  through  acquiring  and  maintaining  collections  of  artifacts, memorabilia and  documents related to such history and to  maintaining  a  historic  race  track that is designated as a national registered historic landmark".    2.  a. To disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph  e of subdivision one  of  this  section,  to  any  agricultural  society  qualified  therefor  under rules and regulations established by the fund  and which properly requests same, reimbursement for moneys  expended  by  it for actual and necessary repairs to its grounds or buildings approved  by  the  fund  and  used directly in promotion of agriculture generally,  except that no such qualifying society shall be paid in  excess  of  sixthousand  dollars  for  such  repair  in  any  one year, and to disburse  annually  out  of  the  said  account  designated  in  paragraph  e   of  subdivision  one  of this section, to any agricultural society qualified  therefor,  under rules and regulations established by the fund and which  properly requests same.    b. After disbursements of moneys out  of  the  account  designated  in  paragraph  e of subdivision one of this section for repairs as set forth  in paragraph a of this subdivision, to disburse the balance of moneys in  such account upon proper request made by a duly qualifying  agricultural  society  for capital construction of the grounds, building or equipment,  of the requesting society. In the event that the said balance  remaining  in  such  account  is  not sufficient to pay each qualifying society the  amount requested and approved for payment by the authority, the  balance  in  such  account shall be paid proratably to the amount each requesting  society would be eligible to receive, except that no qualifying  society  shall  be  paid  in  excess of fifteen thousand dollars for such capital  construction purpose in any one year.  No  capital  construction  moneys  under this subdivision shall be paid to any such agricultural society in  the  absence  of  satisfactory  proof  presented  to  the fund that such  society has in its possession or on deposit to its account  in  bank,  a  like  amount of money to be used by it for the same capital construction  purpose.    c. Each such society whose application for capital construction moneys  as described in paragraph b of this subdivision is approved by the  fund  in  any  year, shall have the right and privilege to defer such approved  payment to it for capital construction for a period of up to three years  beyond the year of approval. In the  event  that  the  approved  capital  construction  remains uncompleted at the end of said three year deferred  period, the amount of moneys so approved and  deferred  shall  become  a  part  of  the  balance  for  capital  construction available to all such  agricultural societies.    d. Any county or town agricultural society may apply to the  fund  for  permission pursuant to the provisions hereof to make one or more capital  improvements  and  the fund shall determine whether the proposed capital  construction will promote agriculture or domestic  arts  in  this  state  and, on a finding in the affirmative shall approve such construction and  provide for payment to the applying society out of the account under the  provisions designated in paragraph e of subdivision one of this section.    e.   Agricultural   societies  qualified  to  participate  under  this  subdivision, shall, on or before the thirty-first day of December in the  year immediately preceding the year in which the said moneys are  to  be  distributed,  make  application for participation to the fund. Sums paid  hereunder  to  participating  societies  shall  be  separate  from   and  additional  to  any  sums paid annually by the department of agriculture  and markets under the provisions of section two  hundred  eighty-six  of  the agriculture and markets law.    f.  The  fund shall provide forms for application for distribution and  shall prescribe such regulations and rules as are necessary for carrying  out the provisions of this section and may make such  investigations  as  are  necessary  to  determine  the  validity of any requests, claims and  applications for distribution of moneys hereunder.    3. To disburse annually out of the account designated in  paragraph  b  of  subdivision one of this section, to such 4-H societies, such amounts  as the directors deem advisable, as are engaged or propose to engage  in  a  program  for  the  development  of  standardbred horses. The form for  application by such 4-H societies for such moneys, shall  be  prescribed  by the trustees of the fund.4.  To  disburse annually out of the account designated in paragraph c  of subdivision one of this section, to the department of agriculture and  markets for the construction and maintenance of racing facilities at the  New York state exposition, such moneys deposited therein, to the  extent  that such moneys are expended for such purposes.    5.  The  salaries of the officers, agents and employees, and all other  expenses of the said fund shall be paid out of the account designated in  paragraph a of subdivision one of this section.