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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="11-405" title_number="11" title_name="Horse Racing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Special Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The fiscal officer of each subdivision that is eligible to receive money under § 11-404 of this subtitle shall submit a written certification to the Comptroller and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Department of Legislative Services on or before November 1 of each year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The fiscal officer’s certification shall state:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the purposes for which Special Fund money received under § 11-404 of this subtitle was spent or committed during the fiscal year that ends on the June 30 before the report is submitted; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that the subdivision will hold Special Fund money in a special account and use the money only to help services and facilities within 2 miles of the Pimlico Race Course or 3 miles of the Laurel Race Course.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Comptroller may not pay Special Fund money to a subdivision unless the fiscal officer of the subdivision submits a timely certification required under subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Comptroller shall place Special Fund money withheld under paragraph (1) of this subsection in a special account and add it to the money available for payment to the subdivision in the next fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
