,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,pitts introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to d]egulate      
int]/ate comm]ce ) respect to p>imutuel 
wag]+ on hors]ac+1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,coronado ,heights ,hors]ac+          
,d]egulation ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 
backgr\nd  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,congress makes 
! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,congress enact$ !
 ,int]/ate ,hors]ac+ ,act ( #aigh       
7,public ,law #ie-eae2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjja et seq47 to regulate int]/ate     
comm]ce ) respect to p>imutuel wag]+ on 
hors]ac+ 9 ord] to fur!r ! hors]ac+     
indu/ry ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,9     
#bjjj1 ,congress am5d$ su* ,act to all[ 
p>imutuel wag]+ by telephone & ov] !    
,int]net1 a gambl+ privilege no o!r     
sport enjoys4  7#c7 ,! use (            
p]=mance-enhanc+ drugs 9 hors]ac+ is    
widespread 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :]e no    

uni=m regulations exi/ ) respect to !   
use (1 & te/+ =1 p]=mance-enhanc+ drugs 
9 int]/ate hors]ac+4  7#d7 ,a #bjab ,new
 ,york ,times inve/igation f\nd t1 on   
av]age1 e week #bd horses die rac+1 a   
high equ9e fatality rate likely caus$ by
 ! misuse ( p]mitt$ m$ication & abuse ( 
illegal drugs4  7#e7 ,a #bjac hors]ac+  
indu/ry /udy f\nd t a l>ge majority (   
p>imutuel wag]+ p>ticipants avoid wag]+ 
at c]ta9 tracks & :5 c]ta9 tra9]s       
compete because !y assume illegal drug  
use affects race results4  7#f7 ,total  
p>imutuel wag]+ on ,?or\ghbr$ hors]ac+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/at$ decl9$ #cj p]c5t f #bjjb
 to #bjad4  7#g7 ,! ,int]/ate ,hors]ac+ 
,act ( #aigh has n met its orig9al      
policy goal ( fur!r+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
hors]ac+ indu/ry4  7b7 ,backgr\nd =     
includ+ ! "n ( a racehorse 9 %ort title 
,! purpose 9 provid+ ! %ort title us$ 9 
?is ,act is to honor horses :o di$ :ile 
compet+ 9 races ) int]/ate1 (f-track    
wag]+ au?oriz$ "u ! ,int]/ate ,hors]ac+ 
,act ( #aigh4 ,coronado ,heights 0 a    

,?or\ghbr$ horse :o la/ compet$ z a     
f\r-ye> old on ,febru>y #be1 #bjab4 ,a  
race obs]v] not$ t ,coronado ,heights   
broke d[n j prior to rea*+ ! end ( !    
back/ret*4 ,! #d-ye>-old ,coronado      
,heights1 ^: vet]9>y records %[ _h e>ly 
deg5]ative jo9t disease1 suff]$ 8 fatal 
breakd[n at ,aqu$uct aft] receiv+ #ac   
injections = pa9 & c>tilage damage 9 !  
mon? be=e 8 race4  #c4 ,repeal (        
,int]/ate ,hors]ac+ ,act ( #aigh  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,int]/ate ,hors]ac+ ,act (    
#aigh 7,public ,law #ie-eae2 #ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is h]eby       
repeal$4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section 
#ecfb7aj7 ( *apt] #ec ( title #ca1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,b77iii7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
subclause 7,i72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+   
subclauses 7,,ii71 7,,iii71 & 7,,iv7 z  
subclauses 7,i71 7,,ii71 & 7,,iii71     
respectively2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph       
7,c77iv7--  7,a7 by /rik+ subclause     
7,i72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subclauses  
7,,ii71 7,,iii71 & 7,,iv7 z subclauses  

7,i71 7,,ii71 & 7,,iii71 respectively2  
7#c7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#d7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 z        
subp>agraph 7,d74