Alaska § 37.05.580 - Tobacco use education and cessation fund.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 37.05.580 — Tobacco use education and cessation fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37.05.580. Tobacco use education and cessation fund.
(a) There is created as a special account in the general fund the tobacco use education and cessation fund into which shall be deposited 20 percent annually of the revenue derived from the settlement of State of Alaska v. Philip Morris, Incorporated, et al, No. 1JU-97-915 CI (Alaska Super. 1997). The purpose of the tobacco use education and cessation fund is to provide a source to finance the comprehensive smoking education, tobacco use prevention, and tobacco control program authorized by AS 44.29.020 (a)(12).
(b) The legislature may make appropriations from the tobacco use education and cessation fund for the comprehensive smoking education, tobacco use prevention, and tobacco control program established under AS 44.29.020 (a)(12).
(c) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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