2011 Utah Code
Title 51 Public Funds and Accounts
Chapter 9 Funds and Accounts Act
Section 201 Creation of Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account.

51-9-201. Creation of Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account.
(1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account."
(2) The account shall earn interest.
(3) The account shall consist of:
(a) until July 1, 2003, 50% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
(b) on and after July 1, 2003 and until July 1, 2004, 80% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
(c) on and after July 1, 2004 and until July 1, 2005, 70% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
(d) on and after July 1, 2005 and until July 1, 2007, 75% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998;
(e) on and after July 1, 2007, 60% of all funds of every kind that are received by the state that are related to the settlement agreement that the state entered into with leading tobacco manufacturers on November 23, 1998; and
(f) interest earned on the account.
(4) To the extent that funds will be available for appropriation in a given fiscal year, those funds shall be appropriated from the account in the following order:
(a) $10,452,900 to the Department of Health for the Children's Health Insurance Program created in Section 26-40-103 and for restoration of dental benefits in the Children's Health Insurance Program;
(b) $3,847,100 to the Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, reduction, cessation, and control programs that promote unified messages and make use of media outlets, including radio, newspaper, billboards, and television, and with a preference in funding given to tobacco-related programs;
(c) $193,700 to the Administrative Office of the Courts and $2,325,400 to the Department of Human Services for the statewide expansion of the drug court program;
(d) $4,000,000 to the State Board of Regents for the University of Utah Health Sciences Center to benefit the health and well-being of Utah citizens through in-state research, treatment, and educational activities; and
(e) any remaining funds as directed by the Legislature through appropriation.
(5) (a) If tobacco funds in dispute for attorney fees are received by the state, those funds shall be divided and deposited in accordance with Subsection (3) and Section 51-9-202.
(b) The amount appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Restricted Account to the Department of Health for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug programs described in Subsection (4)(b), including the funding preference for tobacco-related programs, shall be increased by up to $2,000,000 in a given fiscal year to the extent that funds in dispute for attorney fees are available to the state for appropriation from the account.
(6) Each state agency identified in Subsection (4) shall provide an annual report on the program and activities funded under Subsection (4) to:

(a) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee no later than September 1; and
(b) the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.