Section 30122 Of Article 2. Cigarette And Tobacco Products Surtax From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund is hereby
created in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of all
revenues deposited therein pursuant to this article. Moneys in the
fund may only be appropriated for the following purposes:
(1) Tobacco-related school and community health education
programs.
(2) Tobacco-related disease research.
(3) Medical and hospital care and treatment of patients who cannot
afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment will not be
made through any private coverage or by any program funded in whole
by the federal government.
(4) Programs for fire prevention; environmental conservation;
protection, restoration, enhancement, and maintenance of fish,
waterfowl, and wildlife habitat areas; and enhancement of state and
local park and recreation purposes.
(b) The fund consists of six separate accounts, as follows:
(1) The Health Education Account, which shall only be available
for appropriation for programs for the prevention and reduction of
tobacco use, primarily among children, through school and community
health education programs. Revenues from the Health Education Account
shall not be used to match federal funds for any purpose.
(2) The Hospital Services Account, which shall only be available
for appropriation for payment to public and private hospitals
licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health
and Safety Code for the treatment of hospital patients who cannot
afford to pay for that treatment and for whom payment for hospital
services will not be made through private coverage or by any program
funded in whole by the federal government.
(3) The Physician Services Account, which shall only be available
for appropriation for payment to physicians for services to patients
who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment for
physician services will not be made through private coverage or by
any program funded in whole by the federal government.
(4) The Research Account, which shall only be available for
appropriation for tobacco-related disease research. Revenues from the
Public Research Account shall not be used to match federal funds for
any purpose.
(5) The Public Resources Account, which shall only be available
for appropriation in equal amounts for both of the following:
(A) Programs to protect, restore, enhance, or maintain fish,
waterfowl, and wildlife habitat on an equally funded basis.
(B) Programs to enhance state and local park and recreation
resources.
(6) The Unallocated Account, which shall be available for
appropriation for any purpose specified in subdivision (a).