H.B. 302

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DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
2 MONIES AMENDMENTS
3 2009 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Ron Bigelow
6 Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill changes the amounts provided to the Departments of Health and Human
11 Services from the Tobacco Settlement Funds.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . reduces amounts allotted to the Departments of Health and Human Services from
15 the Tobacco Settlement Funds;
16 . reduces the amount allotted to the Department of Human Services for a drug board
17 pilot program; and
18 . changes the amount provided to the Department of Health for the Children's Health
19 Insurance Program.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 51-9-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250 and renumbered and
27 amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382

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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 51-9-201 is amended to read:
31 51-9-201. Creation of Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account.
32 (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
33 "Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account."
34 (2) The account shall earn interest.
35 (3) The account shall consist of:
36 (a) until July 1, 2003, 50% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that
37 are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco
38 manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
39 (b) on and after July 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2004, 80% of all funds of every kind that
40 are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
41 with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
42 (c) on and after July 1, 2004 and until July 1, 2005, 70% of all funds of every kind that
43 are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
44 with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
45 (d) on and after July 1, 2005 and until July 1, 2007, 75% of all funds of every kind that
46 are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
47 with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
48 (e) on and after July 1, 2007, 60% of all funds of every kind that are received by the
49 state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco
50 manufacturers on November 23, 1998; and
51 (f) interest earned on the account.
52 (4) To the extent that funds will be available for appropriation in a given fiscal year,
53 those funds shall be appropriated from the account in the following order:
54 (a) [$10,300,000] $10,452,900 to the Department of Health for the Children's Health
55 Insurance Program created in Section 26-40-103 and for restoration of dental benefits in the
56 Children's Health Insurance Program;
57 (b) [$4,000,000] $3,847,100 to the Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and
58 other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs that promote unified

59 messages and make use of media outlets, including radio, newspaper, billboards, and
60 television, and with a preference in funding given to tobacco-related programs;
61 (c) $193,700 to the Administrative Office of the Courts and [$1,296,300] $1,471,700
62 to the Department of Human Services for the statewide expansion of the drug court program;
63 (d) $77,400 to the Board of Pardons, $81,700 to the Department of Corrections, and
64 [$350,900] $175,500 to the Department of Human Services for a drug board pilot program;
65 (e) $4,000,000 to the State Board of Regents for the University of Utah Health
66 Sciences Center to benefit the health and well-being of Utah citizens through in-state research,
67 treatment, and educational activities; and
68 (f) any remaining funds as directed by the Legislature through appropriation.
69 (5) (a) If tobacco funds in dispute for attorney fees are received by the state, those
70 funds shall be divided and deposited in accordance with Subsection (3) and Section 51-9-202 .
71 (b) The amount appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account to the
72 Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug programs described in Subsection
73 (4)(b), including the funding preference for tobacco-related programs, shall be increased by up
74 to $2,000,000 in a given fiscal year to the extent that funds in dispute for attorney fees are
75 available to the state for appropriation from the account.
76 (6) Each state agency identified in Subsection (4) shall provide an annual report on the
77 program and activities funded under Subsection (4) to:
78 (a) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee no later than September 1; and
79 (b) the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
80 Section 2. Effective date.
81 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
82 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
83 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
84 the date of veto override.




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