Sec. A-4. 8 MRSA §275-D, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 401, §12, is further amended to read:

3. Notice to commercial racetracks or tribal commercial tracks; objections. An applicant shall send written notice of its application for an off-track betting license to any commercial racetrack or tribal commercial track in whose market area the facility will be located and shall present proof to the commission that it has provided the notice. The notice must include all information contained in the application except information described in subsection 2, paragraph Q. A commercial racetrack or tribal commercial track shall notify the commission within 30 days of receiving notice if the racetrack objects to the location of the facility based on adverse impact to the commercial track or tribal commercial track. The commission shall suspend consideration of the application for the 30-day objection period. If the commission receives an objection from a racetrack in whose market area the facility would be located within the 30-day period, the commission shall reject the application. If the commission does not receive an objection within that period, the commission may proceed to consider the application. For purposes of this subsection, the market area is determined by measuring a distance of 50 miles from the center of the racetrack along the most commonly used roadway adjacent to the racetrack, as determined by the Department of Transportation, drawing a circle around the center of the racetrack using that 50-mile measurement.

Sec. A-5. 8 MRSA §275-D, sub-§6, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 388, §8, is amended to read:

D. No commercial racetrack, tribal commercial track or off- track betting facility in whose market area the facility would be located has filed a written objection to the facility within the time period prescribed in subsections 3 and 4.

Sec. A-6. 8 MRSA §275-N, as amended by PL 2003, c. 401, §14, is further amended to read:

§275-N. Limitations on off-track betting facilities

The commission may not allow interstate simulcasting or license any off-track betting facility for any calendar year unless during the preceding 2 calendar years there were at least 150 race dates on which live racing actually was conducted at the commercial tracks or tribal commercial track. Interstate