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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 17
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(d) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made by an appropriation in the
annual State budget.
(e) (1) The Fund shall be expended subject to any restrictions on its use or
other limitations on its allocation that are:
(i) expressly provided by statute:
(ii) required as a condition of the acceptance of funds; or
(iii) determined to be necessary to avoid recoupment by the federal
government of money paid to the Fund.
(2) Disbursements from the Fund to programs funded by the State or
with federal funds administered by the State shall be used solely to supplement, and
not to supplant, funds otherwise available for the Programs under federal or State law
as provided in this section.
(f) (1) [Expenditures from the] THE Cigarette Restitution Fund shall be
[made for the following purposes] USED TO FUND:
(I) THE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 10 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE;
(II) THE CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND
TREATMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 13, SUBTITLE 11 OF THE HEALTH
- GENERAL ARTICLE; AND
(III) OTHER PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
[(i)] 1. reduction of the use of tobacco products by minors;
[(ii)]2. 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;
[(iii)] 3. public and school education campaigns to decrease tobacco
use with initial emphasis on areas targeted by tobacco manufacturers in marketing
and promoting cigarette and tobacco products;
[(iv)] 4. smoking cessation programs;
[(v)] 5. enforcement of the laws regarding tobacco sales;
[(vi)]6. the purposes of the Maryland Health Care Foundation
under Title 20, Subtitle 5 of the Health - General Article;
[(vii)]7. primary health care in rural areas of the State and areas
targeted by tobacco manufacturers in marketing and promoting cigarette and tobacco
products;
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