Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 19531.1

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall not allocate racing dates to a private thoroughbred racing association in the central or southern zone for the purpose of conducting thoroughbred racing during daytime or nighttime hours if a fair racing association is conducting racing in the central zone on the same dates and if that fair is obligated to make payments on a capital expense loan incurred for the purpose of improving its facilities for horse racing.