HF 2190

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to horse racing; amending additional class A
license requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 240.06, subdivision 5a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 240.06,
subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Additional license; metropolitan area.

Notwithstanding subdivision 5, the commission may issue one
additional class A license within the seven-county metropolitan
area, provided that the additional license may only be issued
for a facility:

(1) located more than 20 miles from any other racetrack in
existence on January 1, 1987;

(2) deleted text begin containing a track no larger than five-eighths of a
mile in circumference;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin not new text end used deleted text begin exclusively deleted text end for deleted text begin standardbred deleted text end new text begin thoroughbred or
quarterhorse new text end racing;

deleted text begin (4) not owned or operated by a governmental entity or a
nonprofit organization; deleted text end and

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end that has a current road or highway system adequate
to facilitate present and future vehicular traffic expeditiously
to and from the facility.

The consideration of clause deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end shall prevail when two
competing licensees are relatively equal regarding other
considerations mandated by law or rule.

An application for an additional class A license within the
seven-county metropolitan area may not delay or adversely affect
an application for a class A license for a facility to be
located outside the seven-county metropolitan area.