using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
and to encourage citizens who are already
addicted to seek assistance; smoking
cessation programs; programs to reduce
public school class size, particularly for
reading in the early elementary grades
and mathematics in the middle school
grades; high quality and affordable
after school programs; substance abuse
treatment programs; cancer research,
cancer research facilities and other health
facilities; programs to assist tobacco
growers and to promote alternative
agricultural uses for land now used for
growing tobacco; and other
community wide plans that focus on
measurable results and increased
opportunity for children. Further provided
that the appropriation of $54,260,968
shall be reduced by the amount that it
exceeds the amount of payments actually
received by the state from the settlement of
State of Maryland v. Philip Morris, et al,
during fiscal years 1990 and 2000.,
provided that $54,250,968 is
contingent upon the receipt of funds
resulting from the settlement of the
State of Maryland v. Philip Morris, et
al, and may only be expended in the
following manner:

(1) At least 50 percent of these funds
shall be expended for the following
purposes:

(a) reduction of the use of tobacco
products by minors;

(b) implementation of the Southern

Maryland Regional

Strategy-Action Plan for

Agriculture adopted by the
Tri-County Council for Southern
Maryland with an emphasis on
alternative crop uses for
agricultural land now used for
growing tobacco;

(c) public and school education