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Amend CSSB 1971 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 12.020(r), Agriculture Code (page 1, lines 26 and 27), strike "in the escrow account for purses under Section 6.091(e)" and substitute "as provided by Section 6.0912".
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 6.0912, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), strike page 2, lines 3 through 5, and substitute the following:
Sec. 6.0912. DEPOSITS OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS INTO ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR PURSES. (a) The commission shall deposit, in accordance with this section, the following amounts
(3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 6.0912, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (page 2, between lines 15 and 16), insert the following:
(b) In each state fiscal biennium, the commission shall deposit the amounts listed under Subsection (a) of this section and the comptroller shall deposit the amounts allocated under Section 151.801(c-3), Tax Code, into the escrow account for purses established under Section 6.091(e) of this Act, until the comptroller determines the amount deposited into the account in that fiscal biennium equals the greater of:
(1) the amount appropriated to the commission for the purpose of purses for horse or greyhound races for that fiscal biennium; or
(2) $25 million.
(c) Once the comptroller determines the greater of the amount described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) has been deposited during a state fiscal biennium into the escrow account for purses established under Section 6.091(e) of this Act, for the remainder of that fiscal biennium:
(1) the commission shall deposit the amounts listed under Subsection (a) of this section into the general revenue fund; and
(2) the comptroller shall deposit the amounts allocated under Section 151.801(c-3), Tax Code, into the general revenue fund.
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in amended Section 11.04(e), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (page 2, line 25), strike "in accordance with" and substitute "as provided by".
(5) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in amended Section 151.801(c-3), Tax Code (page 2, lines 36 through 38), strike "to the credit of the escrow account for purses administered by the Texas Racing Commission and established under Section 6.091" and substitute "in accordance with Section 6.0912".