A. The “tobacco settlement program fund” is created in the state treasury and shall consist of distributions made to the fund from the tobacco settlement permanent fund. Income from investment of the tobacco settlement program fund shall be credited to the fund. Beginning in fiscal year 2002, money in the tobacco settlement program fund may be appropriated by the legislature for any of the purposes specified in Subsection B of this section and after receiving the recommendations of the tobacco settlement revenue oversight committee. Balances in the tobacco settlement program fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 6-4-10

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

B. Money may be appropriated from the tobacco settlement program fund for health and educational purposes, including:

(1)     support of additional public school programs, including extracurricular and after-school programs designed to involve students in athletic, academic, musical, cultural, civic, mentoring and similar types of activities;

(2)     any health or health care program or service for prevention or treatment of disease or illness;

(3)     basic and applied research conducted by higher educational institutions or state agencies addressing the impact of smoking or other behavior on health and disease;

(4)     public health programs and needs; and

(5)     tobacco use cessation and prevention programs, including statewide public information, education and media campaigns.

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