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First Substitute H.B. 444

Senator Lyle W. Hillyard proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ADJUSTMENTS -

             2     
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Ron Bigelow

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill makes adjustments in the amounts provided to the Departments of Health and
             11      Human Services, and the Administrative Office of the Courts from Tobacco Settlement
             12      Funds.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    shifts monies between programs in the Departments of Health and Human Services
             16      from the Tobacco Settlement Funds and the cigarette tax;
             17          .    eliminates the drug board pilot program in the Department of Human Services; and
             18          .    increases funding to the Department of Health for the Children's Health Insurance
             19      Program.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2009.
             24          This bill coordinates with H.B. 302, Distribution of Tobacco Settlement Monies
             25      Amendments.


             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:
             28          51-9-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250 and renumbered and
             29      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             30          59-14-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             31      REPEALS:
             32          78A-5-202, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 51-9-201 is amended to read:
             36           51-9-201. Creation of Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account.
             37          (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
             38      "Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account."
             39          (2) The account shall earn interest.
             40          (3) The account shall consist of:
             41          (a) until July 1, 2003, 50% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that
             42      are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco
             43      manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
             44          (b) on and after July 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2004, 80% of all funds of every kind that
             45      are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
             46      with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
             47          (c) on and after July 1, 2004 and until July 1, 2005, 70% of all funds of every kind that
             48      are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
             49      with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
             50          (d) on and after July 1, 2005 and until July 1, 2007, 75% of all funds of every kind that
             51      are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into
             52      with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
             53          (e) on and after July 1, 2007, 60% of all funds of every kind that are received by the
             54      state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco
             55      manufacturers on November 23, 1998; and
             56          (f) interest earned on the account.


             57          (4) To the extent that funds will be available for appropriation in a given fiscal year,
             58      those funds shall be appropriated from the account in the following order:
             59          (a) [$10,300,000] $14,056,000 to the Department of Health for the Children's Health
             60      Insurance Program created in Section 26-40-103 and for restoration of dental benefits in the
             61      Children's Health Insurance Program;
             62          (b) [$4,000,000] $1,500,000 to the Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and
             63      other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs that promote unified
             64      messages [and], make use of media outlets, including radio, newspaper, billboards, and
             65      television, [and] with a preference in funding given to tobacco-related programs, $500,000 of
             66      which shall be used to continue the Synar Statewide Compliance Testing Program;
             67          [(c) $193,700] (b) $352,800 to the Administrative Office of the Courts and
             68      [$1,296,300] $1,815,400 to the Department of Human Services for the statewide expansion of
             69      the drug court program;
             70          [(d) $77,400 to the Board of Pardons, $81,700 to the Department of Corrections, and
             71      $350,900 to the Department of Human Services for a drug board pilot program;]
             72          [(e)] (c) $4,000,000 to the State Board of Regents for the University of Utah Health
             73      Sciences Center to benefit the health and well-being of Utah citizens through in-state research,
             74      treatment, and educational activities; and
             75          [(f)] (d) any remaining funds as directed by the Legislature through appropriation.
             76          (5) (a) If tobacco funds in dispute for attorney fees are received by the state, those
             77      funds shall be divided and deposited in accordance with Subsection (3) and Section 51-9-202 .
             78          (b) The amount appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account to the
             79      Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug programs described in Subsection
             80      (4)(b), including the funding preference for tobacco-related programs, shall be increased by up
             81      to $2,000,000 in a given fiscal year to the extent that funds in dispute for attorney fees are
             82      available to the state for appropriation from the account.
             83          (6) Each state agency identified in Subsection (4) shall provide an annual report on the
             84      program and activities funded under Subsection (4) to:
             85          (a) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee no later than September 1; and
             86          (b) the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.
             87          Section 2. Section 59-14-204 is amended to read:


             88           59-14-204. Tax basis -- Rate -- Future increase -- Restricted account -- Use of
             89      revenues.
             90          (1) Except for cigarettes described under Subsection 59-14-210 (3), there is levied a tax
             91      upon the sale, use, storage, or distribution of cigarettes in the state.
             92          (2) The rates of the tax levied under Subsection (1) are:
             93          (a) 3.475 cents on each cigarette, for all cigarettes weighing not more than three
             94      pounds per thousand cigarettes; and
             95          (b) 4.075 cents on each cigarette, for all cigarettes weighing in excess of three pounds
             96      per thousand cigarettes.
             97          (3) Except as otherwise provided under this chapter, the tax levied under Subsection
             98      (1) shall be paid by any person who is the manufacturer, jobber, importer, distributor,
             99      wholesaler, retailer, user, or consumer.
             100          (4) The tax rates specified in this section shall be increased by the commission by the
             101      same amount as any future reduction in the federal excise tax on cigarettes.
             102          (5) (a) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
             103      "Cigarette Tax Restricted Account."
             104          (b) Beginning on July 1, 1998, $250,000 of the revenues generated by the increase in
             105      the cigarette tax under this section enacted during the 1997 Annual General Session shall be
             106      annually deposited into the account.
             107          (c) The Department of Health shall expend the funds deposited in the account under
             108      Subsection (5)(b) for a tobacco prevention and control media campaign targeted towards
             109      children.
             110          (d) The following revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under Subsection
             111      (1) during the 2002 General Session shall be deposited in the Cigarette Tax Restricted
             112      Account:
             113          (i) 22% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the Department of Health for
             114      tobacco prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs, $352,200 of which shall be
             115      returned annually to the General Fund;
             116          (ii) 15% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the University of Utah Health
             117      Sciences Center for the Huntsman Cancer Institute for cancer research; and
             118          (iii) 21% of the revenue to be annually appropriated to the University of Utah Health


             119      Sciences Center for medical education at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
             120          (e) Any balance remaining in the Cigarette Tax Restricted Account at the end of the
             121      fiscal year shall be appropriated during the next fiscal year for the purposes set forth in
             122      Subsections (5)(d)(i) through (5)(d)(iii) in proportion to the amount of revenue deposited into
             123      the account for each purpose.
             124          (f) The Legislature shall give particular consideration to appropriating any revenues
             125      resulting from the change in tax rates under Subsection (2) adopted during the 2002 Annual
             126      General Session and not otherwise appropriated pursuant to Subsection (5)(d) to enhance
             127      Medicaid provider reimbursement rates and medical coverage for the uninsured.
             128          (g) Any program or entity that receives funding under Subsection (5)(d) shall provide
             129      an annual report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee no later that September
             130      1 of each year. The report shall include:
             131          (i) the amount funded;
             132          (ii) the amount expended;
             133          (iii) a description of the effectiveness of the program; and
             134          (iv) if the program is a tobacco cessation program, the report required in Section
             135      51-9-203 .
             136          Section 3. Repealer.
             137          This bill repeals:
             138          Section 78A-5-202, Creation of Drug Board Pilot Project -- Definition of Drug
             139      Board Pilot Project -- Criteria for parolee participation in the Drug Board Pilot Project --
             140      Reporting requirements.
             141          Section 4. Effective date.
             142          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2009.
             143          Section 5. Coordinating H.B. 444 with H.B. 302 -- Superseding amendments.
             144          If this H.B. 444 and H.B. 302, Distribution of Tobacco Settlement Monies
             145      Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that Section 51-9-201 in this bill
             146      supersede Section 51-9-201 in H.B. 302 when the Office of Legislative Research and General
             147      Counsel prepares the database for publication, on July 1, 2009.


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