H.B. 302

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TOBACCO FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF
2 HEALTH
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Karen W. Morgan
6 This act appropriates $5.7 million from the General Fund to the Department of Health for
7 fiscal year 2001-02 only, for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, reduction,
8 cessation, and control programs. This act appropriates $2 million from the General Fund
9 for fiscal year 2001-02 only, to the Huntsman Cancer Institute of the University of Utah
10 Health Sciences Center.
11 This act enacts uncodified material.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Appropriation.
14 (1) (a) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2001-02 only, $5.7
15 million to the Department of Health.
16 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that this appropriation shall be used for alcohol,
17 tobacco, and other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs that promote
18 unified messages and make use of media outlets, including radio, newspaper, billboards, and
19 television, and with a preference in funding given to tobacco-related programs.
20 (2) (a) There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2001-02 only, $2
21 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.
22 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that this appropriation shall be used to benefit the
23 health and well-being of Utah citizens through in-state research, treatment, and educational
24 activities.

Legislative Review Note
as of 2-5-01 9:22 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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