Maryland Health - General Section 13-1015

      (a)      For fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include at least $21,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including:

            (1)      Media campaigns aimed at reducing smoking initiation and encouraging smokers to quit smoking;

            (2)      Media campaigns educating the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure;

            (3)      Enforcement of existing laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors;

            (4)      Promotion and implementation of smoking cessation programs; and

            (5)      Implementation of school-based tobacco education programs.

      (b)      For fiscal year 2006, the Governor shall include at least $10,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.