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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 17
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(5) AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENT.
(E) THE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAM
COMPONENTS SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND ACCOUNTABLE,
AND BASED ON THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL "BEST PRACTICES FOR
COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS" AS DETERMINED BY
EVIDENCE BASED ANALYSES.
(D) (F) THE PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE
BUDGET WITH MONEY FROM THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND.
(E) (G) (1) THE "ANNUAL BUDGET BILL SHALL SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THAT IS ALLOCATED TO EACH COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM.
(2) MONEY THAT IS ALLOCATED TO A COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IN
THE STATE BUDGET:
(I) MAY ONLY BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS
APPROPRIATED; AND
(II) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE OR IN
THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AS ENACTED, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER
COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM, ANY OTHER PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT, OR ANY
OTHER UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT, UNLESS AUTHORIZED IN THE STATE BUDGET
AS ENACTED.
(3) MONEY THAT IS ALLOCATED TO A COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IN
THE STATE BUDGET THAT REMAINS UNSPENT AND UNOBLIGATED AT THE END OF
THE APPLICABLE FISCAL YEAR SHALL REVERT TO THE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION
FUND.
(4) THE DEPARTMENT MAY SHIFT A MAXIMUM OF 10 PERCENT OF THE
PROGRAM'S ALLOCATION FROM ONE COMPONENT TO ANOTHER COMPONENT.
EXCEPT THAT NO FUNDS MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPONENT.
(5) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND THE HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS COMMITTEES ON
ANY SHIFT OF FUNDS WITHIN 60 DAYS.
(F) (H) ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS ALLOCATED IN THE
BUDGET EACH YEAR FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE DEDICATED TO REDUCING
TOBACCO USE AND PROMOTING TOBACCO USE CESSATION AMONG AFRICAN
AMERICANS AND OTHER TARGETED MINORITY GROUPS.
(G) (I) NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL REPORT TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEES AND THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS COMMITTEES.
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