1st Sub.
H.B.
196
TOBACCO TAX REVISIONS
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 5 March 1, 2010 6:29 PM
Representative Eric K. Hutchings proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 4, Line 101 through Page 5, Line 121 :
101 (d)
(i)
The following revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under Subsection
102 (1) during the 2002 General Session shall be deposited in the Cigarette Tax Restricted
103 Account:
104
{
(i)
}
(A)
22% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the Department of Health for
105 tobacco prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs;
106
{
(ii)
}
(B)
15% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the University of Utah Health
107 Sciences Center for the Huntsman Cancer Institute for cancer research; and
108
{
(iii)
}
(C)
21% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the University of Utah Health
109 Sciences Center for medical education at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
(ii) The following revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under this section during the 2010
General Session shall be deposited in the Cigarette Tax Restricted Account:
(A) 5% to the Division of Services for People with Disabilities for respite care; and
(B) 5% for the Aging Alternatives Program administered by the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
110 (e) $250,000 of the revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under this section
111 during the 2010 General Session shall be annually appropriated to the Department of Health for
112 use in the Gold Medal Schools Program.
(f) After the amounts described in Subsections (6)(d) and (e) are appropriated as provided under
Subsections (6)(d) and (e), the remaining revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under this
section during the 2010 General Session shall be annually appropriated as follows:
(i) 50% to the Department of Health to be used for tobacco cessation programs and state Medicaid expenditures; and
(ii) 50% to the Department of Human Services to be used for state Medicaid expenditures.
113 [
{
(f)
}
(g)
Any balance remaining in the Cigarette Tax Restricted Account at the end of
114 the fiscal year shall be appropriated during the next fiscal year for the purposes set forth in
115 Subsections [
(A)
through [(5)]
{
(6)(d)(iii)
}
(C)
in proportion to the amount of
revenue
116 deposited into the account for each purpose.
117 [
{
(g)
}
(h)
The Legislature shall give particular consideration to appropriating any
118 revenues resulting from the change in tax rates under Subsection (2) adopted during the 2002
119 Annual General Session and not otherwise appropriated pursuant to Subsection [
120 enhance Medicaid provider reimbursement rates and medical coverage for the uninsured.
121 [
{
(h)
}
(i)
Any program or entity that receives funding under Subsection [(5)] (6)(d) or
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