By Wilson H.B. No. 2724 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to allocation of racedates at certain racetracks. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Amend Article 8, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, 1-5 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by adding Section 8.011 1-6 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 8.011. CLASS 3 RACETRACK RACEDATES. A non-profit class 1-8 3 racetrack that has conducted races with pari-mutuel wagering for 1-9 three consecutive years prior to January 1, 1994, shall, upon 1-10 request, be allocated the same days it has run during any of those 1-11 three years. The Commission shall not allocate such days selected 1-12 by a non-profit class 3 racetrack to any racetrack, for either 1-13 simulcast or live racing, located within 75 miles of such 1-14 non-profit class 3 racetrack without the written agreement of the 1-15 affected non-profit class 3 racetrack. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes affect September 1, 1993. 1-17 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-22 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-23 passage, and it is so enacted.