§ 332. Resources of fund. The fund is authorized and directed:\n 1. To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to\nthe fund by the persons or corporations licensed to conduct pari-mutuel\nbetting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of one\nper centum of all moneys deposited in pari-mutuel betting pools\nresulting from on-track bets at all races conducted by licensees at a\nharness horse meeting or races run thereat except that for super exotic\nbetting pools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets, as\nprovided by paragraph c of subdivision one of section three hundred\neighteen of this article and to collect and receive in each calendar\nyear to be paid to the fund by each regional corporation, an amount\nequal to three-fifths of one per centum of daily pools derived from\noff-track bets on harness races except that for super exotic betting\npools such amount shall be three per centum of such bets as provided by\nsubdivision five of section five hundred twenty-seven of this chapter;\nprovided however, that after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six,\nthe amount to be collected and received from such licensees and regional\ncorporations, except for super exotic betting pools, shall be one per\ncentum, and to collect and receive such funds as may otherwise be\nauthorized by law. The moneys shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or\nbanks in this state. The fund is authorized to dispose of and distribute\nthe monies received by it pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for\nthe following purpose and no others:\n a. An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but shall not exceed\nfour percent thereof in an account designated "administration".\n b. An amount as shall be determined by the fund in an account\ndesignated "4-H standardbred development program".\n c. An amount as shall be determined by the fund in an account\ndesignated "New York state exposition horse facility maintenance and\nconstruction".\n d. An amount as shall be determined by the fund in an account\ndesignated "New York state exposition breeding farms".\n e. An amount as shall be determined by the fund in an account\ndesignated "county and town agricultural societies".\n f. An amount as shall be determined by the fund but shall not be less\nthan seventy-five percent thereof in an account designated "New York\nstate breeding farms", and of such amount not less than ten percent nor\nmore than twenty percent as determined by the trustees of the fund may\nbe used exclusively for breeders' awards for New York-breds and awards\nto owners of eligible stallions.\n g. An amount as shall be determined by the fund in an account\ndesignated "county and town agricultural society harness racing events".\n h. An amount equal to two percent thereof in an account designated\n"equine research".\n i. An amount as shall be determined by the fund, but not in excess of\none and one-half percent thereof, in an account designated "to support\nand promote research, educational programming, and the preservation of\nthe history and traditions of harness and trotting horse racing through\nacquiring and maintaining collections of artifacts, memorabilia and\ndocuments related to such history and to maintaining a historic race\ntrack that is designated as a national registered historic landmark".\n j. An amount as shall be determined by the fund for the care of\nretired horses, provided, however, such amounts shall be allocated from\na dedicated account to be funded by the collection of fines assessed\npursuant to section three hundred eighty-two of the agriculture and\nmarkets law. The gaming commission shall establish an advisory board to\nconsult the fund when making such allocations with representatives of\nthoroughbred and standardbred owners and breeders, and animal protection\norganizations with expertise in the care of retired and rescued horses.\n 2. a. To disburse annually out of the account designated in p
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