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1 AN ACT concerning distribution of tobacco litigation
2 settlements.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Tobacco Litigation Settlement Distribution Act.
7 Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
8 "Agreement" or "settlement" means the portions of the
9 settlement agreement in the case of People v. Philip Morris,
10 Inc. et al. (case number 96L13146 in the Cook County Circuit
11 Court) and any associated litigation, that are relevant to
12 this State.
13 "Fund" means the Tobacco Litigation Settlement
14 Distribution Fund created by this Act.
15 "Restricted proceeds" means that portion of the moneys
16 received by the State under the settlement agreement, the use
17 of which is restricted under the terms of the agreement.
18 "Unrestricted proceeds" means that portion of the moneys
19 received by the State under the settlement agreement, the use
20 of which is not restricted under the terms of the agreement.
21 Section 10. Tobacco Litigation Settlement Distribution
22 Fund; unrestricted proceeds.
23 (a) The Tobacco Litigation Settlement Distribution Fund
24 is created as an interest-bearing special fund in the State
25 Treasury.
26 (b) All unrestricted proceeds received by the State
27 under the agreement shall be deposited into the Tobacco
28 Litigation Settlement Distribution Fund.
29 (c) Moneys in the Tobacco Litigation Settlement
30 Distribution Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, only
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1 for the purposes specified in Section 15.
2 Section 15. Use of unrestricted proceeds.
3 (a) Moneys in the Tobacco Litigation Settlement
4 Distribution Fund may be used only pursuant to appropriation
5 by the General Assembly.
6 (b) Unrestricted proceeds may be used only for public
7 health purposes.
8 (c) "Public health purposes" includes, but is not
9 limited to, the following:
10 (1) Payment of all or a part of the cost of
11 providing health care services or health care benefit
12 coverage to persons in this State.
13 (2) Reimbursement to health care service providers
14 of all or a part of the cost of providing health care
15 services to persons in this State.
16 (3) Payment of principal and interest on
17 indebtedness incurred by the State for purposes related
18 to providing health care services or reimbursing health
19 care service providers.
20 (4) Payment of the administrative expenses of the
21 Illinois Department of Public Health and any other
22 appropriate State or local governmental agency, to the
23 extent that those expenses are incurred in administering
24 programs relating to public health.
25 (5) Abatement of State or local taxes, the proceeds
26 of which are used for purposes related to health care or
27 public health.
28 (6) Creating and implementing public information
29 programs related to public health, either directly or
30 through grants to appropriate public or private entities.
31 (7) Making grants to educational entities,
32 including but not limited to academic medical centers,
33 for purposes related to public health.
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1 Section 40. Use of restricted proceeds.
2 (a) The State Comptroller shall establish and maintain a
3 separate special fund within the State Treasury for each
4 category of restricted proceeds received by the State.
5 (b) Restricted proceeds received by the State under the
6 agreement shall be deposited into the appropriate special
7 fund.
8 (c) Restricted proceeds may be used for the purposes
9 specified in the agreement, in accordance with the
10 restrictions imposed in the agreement, but only pursuant to
11 appropriation by the General Assembly.
12 Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
13 Section 5.490 as follows:
14 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
15 Sec. 5.490. The Tobacco Litigation Settlement
16 Distribution Fund.
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.