BPC §19605.35: (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.

(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3, no fee or charge authorized under that paragraph shall be paid by the operator of a satellite wagering facility that was licensed in the northern zone at any time prior to January 1, 2000. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, total on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosure of associations conducting thoroughbred racing meetings in the northern zone, including wagers on out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, shall be reduced by 0.3 percent. In addition, the total on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosures of associations conducting thoroughbred racing meetings in the Counties of Alameda and San Mateo shall, beginning on January 1, 2001, and each year thereafter, be further reduced by an additional sum equal to the amount of impact fees respectively received by each association from the Santa Clara County Fair during the 2000 calendar year. The reduction in license fees provided by this section shall be distributed solely to the association in the form of commissions. All other distributions from handle shall be as provided elsewhere in this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3, no fee or charge authorized under that paragraph shall be paid by the operator of a satellite wagering facility that was also licensed at any time during the prior year to conduct a live thoroughbred or quarter horse racing meeting in the central or southern zones or a live fair racing meeting in Los Angeles County. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosure of an association conducting a thoroughbred meet in the central or southern zones, including wagers on out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, shall be reduced by 0.15 percent. The reduction in license fees provided by this section shall be distributed solely to the association in the form of commissions. All other distributions from handle shall be as provided elsewhere in this chapter. (c) It is, and always has been, the intent of the Legislature that this section apply to impact fees charged by a thoroughbred racing association or a thoroughbred fair racing association in the northern zone, on satellite wagers accepted by satellite facilities operated by those associations.