(1) All moneys received by the Department of Revenue from the tax imposed by ORS § 323.030 (1) shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS § 293.445. The department may pay expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS § 323.005 to 323.482 out of moneys received from the tax imposed under ORS § 323.030 (1), after all amounts available under ORS § 323.459 for expenses for administration and enforcement of ORS § 323.005 to 323.482 have been used. Amounts necessary to pay administrative and enforcement expenses are continuously appropriated to the department from the suspense account. After the payment of administrative and enforcement expenses and refunds, 89.65 percent shall be credited to the General Fund, 3.45 percent is appropriated to the cities of this state, 3.45 percent is appropriated to the counties of this state and 3.45 percent is continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of financing and improving transportation services for older adults and individuals with disabilities.

(2) The moneys appropriated to cities and counties under subsection (1) of this section shall be paid on a monthly basis within 35 days after the end of the month for which a distribution is made. Each city shall receive such share of the money appropriated to all cities as its population, as determined under ORS § 190.510 to 190.590 last preceding such apportionment, bears to the total population of the cities of the state, and each county shall receive such share of the money as its population, determined under ORS § 190.510 to 190.590 last preceding such apportionment, bears to the total population of the state.

(3) The moneys appropriated to the Department of Transportation under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed and transferred to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund established in ORS § 184.751 at the same time as the cigarette tax moneys are distributed to cities and counties under this section.

(4) Of the moneys credited to the General Fund under subsection (1) of this section, 51.92 percent shall be dedicated to funding the maintenance and expansion of the number of persons eligible for the medical assistance program under ORS Chapter 414, or to funding the maintenance of the benefits available under the program, or both, and 5.77 percent shall be credited to the Tobacco Use Reduction Account established under ORS § 431A.153.

(5) All moneys received by the Department of Revenue from the tax imposed by ORS § 323.030 (4) shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to be held in a suspense account established under ORS § 293.445. After the payment of refunds, the balance shall be credited to the Oregon Health Authority Fund established by ORS § 413.101 and shall be used to provide the services described in ORS § 430.630. [1965 c.525 § 93; 1969 c.299 § 1; 1971 c.535 § 7; 1975 c.527 § 1; 1981 c.797 § 7; 1985 c.816 § 13; 1989 c.224 § 52; 1989 c.866 § 7; 1997 c.2 § 2; 1999 c.21 § 59; 2001 c.114 § 49; 2003 c.804 27a,27b; 2007 c.70 88,89; 2009 c.595 § 206a; 2009 c.797 § 1; 2013 c.722 § 2; 2013 s.s. c.5 17,18; 2014 c.114 § 5; 2015 c.480 § 12; 2019 c.525 § 4; 2020 s.s.1 c.15 10,11]