Sec. 9. 8 MRSA §298, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §3 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

2. Distribution. On May 30th, September 30th and January 30th of each year, all amounts credited to the fund established by this section as of the last day of the preceding month and not distributed before that day must be distributed to each commercial track, as defined in section 275-A, subsection 1, and to each agricultural fair association that during the preceding trimester has conducted live racing with pari-mutuel wagering on dates assigned by the commissioner pursuant to Title 7, section 65 84, with each commercial track and each agricultural fair association receiving an amount of money determined by multiplying the amount of money available for distribution times a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of live race dashes conducted by the commercial track or agricultural fair association during the preceding time period and the denominator of which is the total number of race dashes conducted by all commercial tracks and agricultural fair associations during that time period. The payment in January must be adjusted so that for the prior 3 time periods each commercial track or agricultural fair association entitled to a distribution receives that fraction of the total money distributed over the full year from the fund established by this section, the amount determined by multiplying the total amount of money by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of live race dashes conducted by the commercial track or agricultural fair association during the calendar year that qualify for a distribution and the denominator of which is the total number of race dashes conducted during that calendar year by all such fairs on dates assigned by the commissioner pursuant to Title 7, section 65 84 and by all commercial tracks during that calendar year. The funds distributed pursuant to this section must be used to supplement harness racing purses.

Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: