Section 13-1015 - Annual appropriations to fund activities to reduce tobacco use. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-1015. Annual appropriations to fund activities to reduce tobacco use.
 

(a)  Annual budget appropriations.- For fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012, the Governor shall include at least $6,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including: 

(1) Media campaigns aimed at reducing smoking initiation and encouraging smokers to quit smoking; 

(2) Media campaigns educating the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure; 

(3) Enforcement of existing laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors; 

(4) Promotion and implementation of smoking cessation programs; and 

(5) Implementation of school-based tobacco education programs. 

(b)  Specific requirement.- For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include at least $10,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section. 
 

[2003, ch. 203, § 1; 2004, ch. 430, § 1; 2005, ch. 444, § 1; 2009, ch. 487, § 3; 2010, ch. 484, § 3.]