BILL NUMBER:  AB 1992
  VETOED	DATE: 07/15/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1992 without my signature.

Current law requires the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to
establish safety standards governing the uniformity and content of
the track base and racing surface.  The type of racing surface is not
specified; therefore, current law can be applied to all types of
racing surfaces.  A change in statute as proposed by this bill is
unnecessary.

Further, in 2009-10 the CHRB budget was augmented with one-time
funding for a study to establish safety standards for synthetic race
track surfaces.  This bill is premature as the efforts related to
this study are still underway.

For these reasons I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger