EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

2-1 Section 1. Chapter 439 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

2-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 20, inclusive, of this act.

2-3 Sec. 2. 1. The legislature hereby declares that its priorities in

2-4 expending the proceeds to the State of Nevada from settlement

2-5 agreements with and civil actions against manufacturers of tobacco

2-6 products are:

2-7 (a) To increase the number of Nevada students who attend and

2-8 graduate from Nevada institutions of higher education; and

2-9 (b) To assist Nevada residents in obtaining and maintaining good

2-10 health.

2-11 2. To further these priorities, the legislature hereby declares that it is

2-12 in the best interest of the residents of this state that all money received by

2-13 the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered into by the State

2-14 of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products and all money

2-15 recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action

2-16 against a manufacturer of tobacco products be dedicated solely toward

2-17 the achievement of the following goals:

2-18 (a) Increasing the number of Nevada residents who enroll in and

2-19 attend a university or community college of the University and

2-20 Community College System of Nevada;

2-21 (b) Reducing and preventing the use of tobacco products, alcohol and

2-22 illegal drugs, especially by children;

2-23 (c) Expanding the availability of health insurance and health care for

2-24 children and adults in this state, especially for children and for adults

2-25 with disabilities;

2-26 (d) Assisting senior citizens who have modest incomes in purchasing

2-27 prescription drugs and assisting those senior citizens in meeting their

2-28 needs related to health care, home care, respite care and their ability to

2-29 live independent of institutional care; and

2-30 (e) Promoting the general health of all residents of the State of

2-31 Nevada.

2-32 Sec. 3. 1. The fund for a healthy Nevada is hereby created in the

2-33 state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit in the fund:

2-34 (a) Fifty percent of all money received by this state pursuant to any

2-35 settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of

2-36 tobacco products; and

2-37 (b) Fifty percent of all money recovered by this state from a judgment

2-38 in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products.

2-39 2. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. As administrator of

2-40 the fund, the state treasurer:

2-41 (a) Shall maintain the financial records of the fund;

2-42 (b) Shall invest the money in the fund as the money in other state

2-43 funds is invested;

3-1 (c) Shall manage any account associated with the fund;

3-2 (d) Shall maintain any instruments that evidence investments made

3-3 with the money in the fund;

3-4 (e) May contract with vendors for any good or service that is

3-5 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section; and

3-6 (f) May perform any other duties necessary to administer the fund.

3-7 3. The interest and income earned on the money in the fund must,

3-8 after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to the fund. All

3-9 claims against the fund must be paid as other claims against the state are

3-10 paid.

3-11 4. Not more than 2 percent of the money in the fund may be used to

3-12 pay the costs of administering the fund.

3-13 5. The money in the fund remains in the fund and does not revert to

3-14 the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

3-15 6. All money that is deposited or paid into the fund is hereby

3-16 appropriated to the department and, except as otherwise provided in

3-17 paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 1 of section 5 of this act, may only

3-18 be expended pursuant to an allocation made by the task force for the

3-19 fund for a healthy Nevada. Money expended from the fund for a healthy

3-20 Nevada must not be used to supplant existing methods of funding that

3-21 are available to public agencies.

3-22 Sec. 4. 1. The task force for the fund for a healthy Nevada is

3-23 hereby created. The membership of the task force consists of:

3-24 (a) Three members appointed by the majority leader of the senate, one

3-25 of whom must be a senator and one of whom must be a member of a

3-26 nonprofit organization dedicated to health issues in this state; and

3-27 (b) Three members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of

3-28 whom must be an assemblyman and one of whom must be a member of a

3-29 nonprofit organization dedicated to health issues in this state; and

3-30 (c) Three members appointed by the governor, one of whom
3-31 must have experience with and knowledge of matters relating to health

3-32 care.

3-33 Each member appointed pursuant this subsection must be a resident of

3-34 this state and must not be employed in the executive or judicial branch of

3-35 state government.

3-36 2. Each person who appoints members pursuant to subsection 1 shall

3-37 ensure that insofar as practicable, the members whom he appoints reflect

3-38 the ethnic and geographical diversity of this state.

3-39 3. For each day or portion of a day during which a member of the

3-40 task force who is a legislator attends a meeting of the task force or is

3-41 otherwise engaged in the work of the task force, except during a regular

3-42 or special session of the legislature, he is entitled to receive the:

4-1 (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the

4-2 legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding session;

4-3 (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees

4-4 generally; and

4-5 (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207.

4-6 The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the

4-7 legislative members of the task force must be paid from the legislative

4-8 fund.

4-9 4. Members of the task force who are not legislators serve without

4-10 salary, except that they are entitled to receive travel expenses provided for

4-11 state officers and employees generally. The travel expenses of:

4-12 (a) A member of the task force who is an officer or employee of a

4-13 local government thereof must be paid by the local government that

4-14 employs him.

4-15 (b) Each remaining member of the task force must be paid from the

4-16 legislative fund.

4-17 5. Each member of the task force who is an officer or employee of a

4-18 local government must be relieved from his duties without loss of his

4-19 regular compensation so that he may perform his duties relating to the

4-20 task force in the most timely manner practicable. A local government

4-21 shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the task

4-22 force to:

4-23 (a) Make up the time he is absent from work to fulfill his obligations

4-24 as a member of the task force; or

4-25 (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

4-26 6. The department shall provide such administrative support to the

4-27 task force as is required to carry out the duties of the task force. The state

4-28 health officer shall provide such technical advice and assistance to the

4-29 task force as is requested by the task force.

4-30 Sec. 5. 1. The task force for the fund for a healthy Nevada shall:

4-31 (a) Conduct public hearings to accept public testimony from a wide

4-32 variety of sources and perspectives regarding existing or proposed

4-33 programs that:

4-34 (1) Promote public health;

4-35 (2) Improve health services for children, senior citizens and persons

4-36 with disabilities;

4-37 (3) Reduce or prevent the use of tobacco;

4-38 (4) Reduce or prevent the abuse of and addiction to alcohol and

4-39 drugs; and

4-40 (5) Offer other general or specific information on health care in

4-41 this state.

4-42 (b) Establish a process to evaluate the health and health needs of the

4-43 residents of this state and a system to rank the health problems of the

5-1 residents of this state, including, without limitation, the specific health

5-2 problems that are endemic to urban and rural communities.

5-3 (c) Reserve not more than 30 percent of all revenues deposited in the

5-4 fund for a healthy Nevada each year for direct expenditure by the

5-5 department to pay for prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services for

5-6 senior citizens pursuant to sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act. The

5-7 department shall submit a quarterly report to the governor and interim

5-8 finance committee regarding the general manner in which expenditures

5-9 have been made pursuant to this paragraph and the status of the

5-10 program.

5-11 (d) Reserve not more than 30 percent of all revenues deposited in the

5-12 fund for a healthy Nevada each year for allocation by the aging services

5-13 division of the department in the form of grants for existing or new

5-14 programs that assist senior citizens with independent living, including,

5-15 without limitation, programs that provide:

5-16 (1) Respite care or relief of family caretakers;

5-17 (2) Transportation to new or existing services to assist senior

5-18 citizens in living independently; and

5-19 (3) Care in the home which allows senior citizens to remain at

5-20 home instead of in institutional care.

5-21 (e) Allocate for expenditure not more than 20 percent of all revenues

5-22 deposited in the fund for a healthy Nevada each year for programs that

5-23 prevent, reduce or treat the use of tobacco and the consequences of the

5-24 use of tobacco.

5-25 (f) Allocate for expenditure not more than 20 percent of all revenues

5-26 deposited in the fund each year for a healthy Nevada for programs that

5-27 improve health services for children and for persons with disabilities.

5-28 (g) Maximize expenditures through local, federal and private

5-29 matching contributions.

5-30 (h) Ensure that any money expended from the fund for a healthy

5-31 Nevada will not be used to supplant existing methods of funding that are

5-32 available to public agencies.

5-33 (i) Develop policies and procedures for the administration and

5-34 distribution of grants and other expenditures to nonprofit organizations,

5-35 universities and community colleges. A condition of any such grant must

5-36 be that not more than 8 percent of the grant may be used for

5-37 administrative expenses or other indirect costs. The procedures must

5-38 require at least one competitive round of requests for proposals.

5-39 (j) To make the allocations required by paragraph (e) and (f) of

5-40 subsection 1:

5-41 (1) Prioritize and quantify the needs for these programs;

5-42 (2) Develop, solicit and accept grant applications for allocations;

6-1 (3) Conduct annual evaluations of programs to which allocations

6-2 have been awarded; and

6-3 (4) Submit annual reports concerning the programs to the governor

6-4 and the interim finance committee.

6-5 (k) Transmit a report of all findings, recommendations and

6-6 expenditures to the governor and each regular session of the legislature.

6-7 2. The task force may take such other actions as are necessary to

6-8 carry out its duties.

6-9 3. The department shall take all actions necessary to ensure that all

6-10 allocations for expenditures made by the task force are carried out as

6-11 directed by the task force.

6-12 4.  To make the allocations required by paragraph (d) of subsection 1,

6-13 the aging services division of the department shall:

6-14 (a) Prioritize and quantify the needs of senior citizens for these

6-15 programs;

6-16 (b) Develop, solicit and accept grant applications for allocations;

6-17 (c) As appropriate, expand or augment existing state programs for

6-18 senior citizens upon approval of the interim finance committee;

6-19 (d) Award grants or other allocations;

6-20 (e) Conduct annual evaluations of programs to which grants or other

6-21 allocations have been awarded; and

6-22 (f) Submit annual reports concerning the grant program to the

6-23 governor and the interim finance committee.

6-24 5. The aging services division of the department shall submit each

6-25 proposed grant which would be used to expand or augment an existing

6-26 state program to the interim finance committee for approval before the

6-27 grant is awarded. The request for approval must include a description of

6-28 the proposed use of the money and the person or entity that would be

6-29 authorized to expend the money.

6-30 6. The department, on behalf of the task force, shall submit each

6-31 allocation proposed pursuant to paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection 1 of

6-32 section 5, which would be used to expand or augment an existing state

6-33 program to the interim finance committee for approval before the grant

6-34 is awarded. The request for approval must include a description of the

6-35 proposed use of the money and the person or entity that would be

6-36 authorized to expend the money.

6-37 Sec. 6. As used in sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act, unless the

6-38 context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 7, 8

6-39 and 9 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

6-40 Sec. 7. "Household income" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

6-41 361.820.

6-42 Sec. 8. "Income" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 361.823.

7-1 Sec. 9. "Senior citizen" means a person who is domiciled in this

7-2 state and is 62 years of age or older.

7-3 Sec. 10. 1. The department shall enter into contracts with private

7-4 insurers who transact health insurance in this state to arrange for the

7-5 availability, at a reasonable cost, of policies of health insurance that

7-6 provide coverage to senior citizens for prescription drugs and

7-7 pharmaceutical services.

7-8 2. Within the limits of the money available for this purpose in the

7-9 fund for a healthy Nevada, a senior citizen who is not eligible for

7-10 Medicaid and who purchases a policy of health insurance that is made

7-11 available pursuant to subsection 1 is entitled to an annual grant from the

7-12 trust fund to subsidize a portion of the cost of that insurance if he has

7-13 been domiciled in this state for at least 1 year immediately preceding the

7-14 date of his application and his household income is within one of the

7-15 income ranges for which grants are provided pursuant to this subsection

7-16 to the extent determined by the percentage shown opposite his household

7-17 income on the following schedule:

7-18 Percent of

7-19 Amount of Household Cost of Insurance Allowable

7-20 Income Is Over But Not Over as a Subsidy

7-21 $0 — $12,700 90

7-22 12,700 — 14,800 80

7-23 14,800 — 17,000 50

7-24 17,000 — 19,100 25

7-25 19,100 — 21,500 10

7-26 3. The amount of any subsidy granted pursuant to this section must

7-27 not exceed the annual cost of insurance that provides coverage for

7-28 prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services or $480 per year,

7-29 whichever is less.

7-30 Sec. 11. 1. A senior citizen who wishes to receive a subsidy

7-31 pursuant to section 10 of this act must file a request therefor with the

7-32 department.

7-33 2. The request must be made under oath and filed in such form and

7-34 content, and accompanied by such proof, as the department may

7-35 prescribe.

7-36 3. The department shall, within 45 days after receiving a request for

7-37 a subsidy, examine the request, grant or deny it, and if granted, shall

7-38 determine the amount of the subsidy to which the senior citizen is

7-39 entitled.

7-40 4. The department shall determine which senior citizens are eligible

7-41 to receive a subsidy pursuant to section 10 of this act and pay the subsidy

8-1 directly to an insurer with whom the department has entered into a

8-2 contract pursuant to section 10 of this act.

8-3 Sec. 12. Any subsidy granted pursuant to section 10 of this act to a

8-4 senior citizen who is not qualified for such a subsidy may be revoked by

8-5 the department. If a subsidy is so revoked, the senior citizen shall make

8-6 restitution to the department for any subsidy he has improperly received,

8-7 and the department shall take all proper actions to collect the amount of

8-8 the subsidy as a debt.

8-9 Sec. 13. 1. The department shall deny any request for a subsidy

8-10 received pursuant to section 11 of this act to which the senior citizen is

8-11 not entitled or any amount in excess of that to which the senior citizen is

8-12 entitled.

8-13 2. The department may deny in total any request which it finds to

8-14 have been filed with fraudulent intent. If any such request has been paid

8-15 and is afterward denied, the amount of the subsidy must be repaid by the

8-16 senior citizen to the department.

8-17 3. Any amounts received by the department pursuant to this section

8-18 must be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the fund for a

8-19 healthy Nevada.

8-20 Sec. 14. Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the

8-21 department denying a request for a subsidy submitted pursuant to section

8-22 11 of this act is entitled to judicial review thereof.

8-23 Sec. 15. The department is responsible for the administration of the

8-24 provisions of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act and may:

8-25 1. Prescribe the content and form of a request for a subsidy required

8-26 to be submitted pursuant to section 11 of this act.

8-27 2. Designate the proof that must be submitted with such a request.

8-28 3. Adopt regulations to protect the confidentiality of information

8-29 supplied by a senior citizen requesting a subsidy pursuant to section 11 of

8-30 this act.

8-31 4. Adopt such other regulations as may be required to carry out the

8-32 provisions of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act.

8-33 Sec. 16. No person may publish, disclose or use any personal or

8-34 confidential information contained in a request for a subsidy submitted

8-35 pursuant to section 11 of this act except for purposes relating to the

8-36 administration of sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this act.

8-37 Sec. 17. The department of human resources shall, in cooperation

8-38 with the department of taxation and the various counties in this state:

8-39 1. Combine all possible administrative procedures required for

8-40 determining those persons who are eligible for assistance pursuant to

8-41 NRS 361.800 to 361.877, inclusive, and sections 6 to 17, inclusive, of this

8-42 act;

9-1 2. Coordinate the collection of information required to carry out

9-2 those provisions in a manner that requires persons requesting assistance

9-3 to furnish information in as few reports as possible; and

9-4 3. Design forms that may be used jointly by the department of

9-5 human resources, the department of taxation and the various counties in

9-6 this state to carry out the provisions of NRS 361.800 to 361.877,

9-7 inclusive, and sections 6 to 16, inclusive, of this act.

9-8 Sec. 18. 1. The trust fund for public health is hereby created in the

9-9 state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit in the trust fund:

9-10 (a) Ten percent of all money received by this state pursuant to any

9-11 settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of

9-12 tobacco products; and

9-13 (b) Ten percent of all money recovered by this state from a judgment

9-14 in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products.

9-15 2. The state treasurer shall administer the trust fund. As

9-16 administrator of the trust fund, the state treasurer:

9-17 (a) Shall maintain the financial records of the trust fund;

9-18 (b) Shall invest the money in the trust fund as the money in other state

9-19 funds is invested;

9-20 (c) Shall manage any account associated with the trust fund;

9-21 (d) Shall maintain any instruments that evidence investments made

9-22 with the money in the trust fund;

9-23 (e) May contract with vendors for any good or service that is

9-24 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section; and

9-25 (f) May perform any other duties necessary to administer the trust

9-26 fund.

9-27 3. The interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund is

9-28 hereby appropriated to the board of trustees of the trust fund for public

9-29 health and must, after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to

9-30 the fund and accounted for separately. All claims against the fund must

9-31 be paid as other claims against the state are paid.

9-32 4. Only the interest and income earned on the money in the trust

9-33 fund may be expended. Such expenditures may only be made for:

9-34 (a) Grants made pursuant to section 20 of this act for:

9-35 (1) The promotion of public health and programs for the prevention

9-36 of disease or illness;

9-37 (2) Research on issues related to public health; and

9-38 (3) The provision of direct health care services to children and

9-39 senior citizens;

9-40 (b) Expenses related to the operation of the board of trustees of the

9-41 trust fund; and

9-42 (c) Actual costs incurred by the health division for providing

9-43 administrative assistance to the board, but in no event may more than 2

10-1 percent of the money in the fund be used for administrative expenses or

10-2 other indirect costs.

10-3 5. The money in the trust fund remains in the fund and does not

10-4 revert to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

10-5 Sec. 19. 1. The board of trustees of the trust fund for public health

10-6 is hereby created.

10-7 2. The board consists of 11 members composed of:

10-8 (a) The administrator or his designee.

10-9 (b) The state health officer or his designee.

10-10 (c) The chairman of the Nevada commission on aging or his designee.

10-11 (d) The chairman of the state board of health or his designee.

10-12 (e) The chairman of the advisory board on maternal and child health

10-13 or his designee.

10-14 (f) The superintendent of schools of the school district in this state

10-15 that has the highest number of enrolled pupils or his designee.

10-16 (g) The county health officers of the two most populous counties in

10-17 this state.

10-18 (h) One member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties, or

10-19 its successor, who serves as a county health officer in a rural area of this

10-20 state.

10-21 (i) A representative of the University of Nevada School of Medicine

10-22 appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine.

10-23 (j) One member appointed by the governor who possesses knowledge,

10-24 skill and experience in providing health care services.

10-25 3. The term of a member of the board who is appointed pursuant to

10-26 paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of subsection 2 is 4 years.

10-27 4. The board shall annually elect a chairman from among its

10-28 members. The board shall meet at least quarterly. A majority of the

10-29 members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of those present must

10-30 concur in any decision.

10-31 5. Each member of the board serves without compensation. While

10-32 engaged in the business of the board, each member is entitled to receive

10-33 the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers

10-34 and employees generally. The per diem allowance and travel expenses of:

10-35 (a) A member of the board who is an officer or employee of this state

10-36 or a local government thereof must be paid by the state agency or the

10-37 local government.

10-38 (b) Any other member of the board must be paid from the interest and

10-39 income earned on the money in the trust fund.

10-40 6. Each member of the board who is an officer or employee of this

10-41 state or a local government must be relieved from his duties without loss

10-42 of his regular compensation so that he may perform his duties relating to

10-43 the board in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local

11-1 government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of

11-2 the board to:

11-3 (a) Make up the time he is absent from work to fulfill his obligations

11-4 as a member of the board; or

11-5 (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

11-6 7. The health division shall provide such administrative support to

11-7 the board as is required to carry out the duties of the board.

11-8 Sec. 20. 1. The board of trustees shall:

11-9 (a) In accordance with the provisions set forth in subsection 4 of

11-10 section 18 of this act, develop policies and procedures for the expenditure

11-11 of the interest and income earned on the money in the trust fund for

11-12 public health.

11-13 (b) After deducting authorized expenses, annually make grants in a

11-14 cumulative amount equal to the interest and income earned on the

11-15 money in the trust fund for public health.

11-16 (c) Develop forms for requests for proposals for grants and

11-17 disseminate information about the grant program. A condition of each

11-18 such grant must be that not more than 8 percent of the grant may be

11-19 used for administrative expenses and other indirect costs.

11-20 (d) Publish an annual report of the activities of the board and the

11-21 grants made by the board. A copy of each such report must be

11-22 transmitted to the governor and to the director of the legislative counsel

11-23 bureau for transmittal to the legislature.

11-24 2. The board may take such other actions as are necessary to carry

11-25 out its duties and the provisions of this section and sections 18 and 19 of

11-26 this act.

11-27 Sec. 21. NRS 218.6827 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-28 218.6827 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the

11-42 whole.

12-1 3. During a regular or special session, the interim finance committee

12-2 may exercise the powers and duties conferred upon it pursuant to the

12-3 provisions of NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive.

12-4 4. If the interim finance committee determines that a fundamental

12-5 review of the base budget of a state agency is necessary, it shall, by

12-6 resolution, notify the legislative commission of that finding for assignment

12-7 of the review to a legislative committee for the fundamental review of the

12-8 base budgets of state agencies established pursuant to NRS 218.5382.

12-9 Sec. 22. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $2,000,000 from the

12-10 money:

12-11 1. Received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered

12-12 into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products; or

12-13 2. Recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action

12-14 against a manufacturer of tobacco products,

12-15 to public broadcasting stations KNPB and KLVX to carry out the

12-16 conversion to digital television required by Federal Communications

12-17 Commission DTV Standard, MM Docket No. 87-268.

12-18 Sec. 23. 1. The money appropriated by section 22 of this act:

12-19 (a) May be used only to convert the public broadcasting system in the

12-20 State of Nevada to digital television as carried out by televisions stations

12-21 KNPB and KLVX.

12-22 (b) May be disbursed only at a ratio of $1 for every $3 of matching

12-23 money received by the television stations from federal and private sources.

12-24 2. Television stations KNPB and KLVX shall report jointly to the

12-25 Interim Finance Committee every 3 months regarding:

12-26 (a) The status of the conversion to digital television and the programs

12-27 and benefits provided to the residents of the State of Nevada; and

12-28 (b) The amount of matching money that has been received from federal

12-29 and private sources.

12-30 3. As a condition of accepting the money appropriated by section 22 of

12-31 this act, television stations KNPB and KLVX must each agree to:

12-32 (a) Broadcast a public service announcement pertaining to the hazards

12-33 associated with using tobacco at least eight times each day for 10

12-34 consecutive years, for a cumulative total of 30,000 announcements over

12-35 that period, beginning as soon as practicable after the date on which the

12-36 stations begin to receive the money appropriated by section 22 of this act;

12-37 and

12-38 (b) Dedicate at least one or more of their multiple digital channels to

12-39 instructional television, telecourses, adult learning services and courses

12-40 provided in conjunction with the University and Community College

12-41 System of Nevada.

12-42 Sec. 24. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section

12-43 22 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003,

13-1 and reverts to the fund for a healthy Nevada as soon as all payments of

13-2 money committed have been made.

13-3 Sec. 25. 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $5,000,000 from

13-4 the money:

13-5 (a) Received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered

13-6 into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products; or

13-7 (b) Recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action

13-8 against a manufacturer of tobacco products,

13-9 to the University of Nevada School of Medicine for capital improvements

13-10 required to establish a program in Las Vegas that is designed to provide

13-11 health care services to persons for whom health care is not readily

13-12 accessible in this state, including, without limitation, elderly persons,

13-13 persons who reside in the rural areas of the state, persons who are culturally

13-14 disadvantaged and persons who are at risk of contracting certain diseases.

13-15 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

13-16 must not be committed for expenditure after completion of the capital

13-17 improvements and reverts to the fund for a healthy Nevada as soon as all

13-18 payments of money committed have been made.

13-19 Sec. 26. 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $5,000,000 from

13-20 the money:

13-21 (a) Received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered

13-22 into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products; or

13-23 (b) Recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action

13-24 against a manufacturer of tobacco products,

13-25 to the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training

13-26 and Rehabilitation for disbursement to Accessible Space, Inc. to construct

13-27 an accessible housing and supportive services complex in Clark County for

13-28 disabled persons.

13-29 2. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for

13-30 expenditure after the project is completed and reverts to the fund for a

13-31 healthy Nevada as soon as all payments of money committed have been

13-32 made.

13-33 Sec. 27. 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $1,000,000 from

13-34 the money:

13-35 (a) Received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered

13-36 into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products; or

13-37 (b) Recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action

13-38 against a manufacturer of tobacco products,

13-39 to the office of rural health of the University of Nevada School of Medicine

13-40 for emergency medical services provided in counties whose populations are

13-41 less than 100,000, the improvement of technology used for billing by rural

13-42 hospitals, and the development of systems to provide health care services in

14-1 counties whose populations are less than 100,000 by the use of

14-2 telemedicine and other electronic means.

14-3 2. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for

14-4 expenditure after the project is completed and reverts to the fund for a

14-5 healthy Nevada as soon as all payments of money committed have been

14-6 made.

14-7 Sec. 28. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the

14-8 contrary, upon receipt of sufficient money received by the State of Nevada

14-9 pursuant to any settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a

14-10 manufacturer of tobacco products or recovered by the State of Nevada from

14-11 a judgment in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products, the

14-12 state controller shall:

14-13 (a) First disburse the money appropriated by section 22 of this act in its

14-14 entirety, then the money appropriated by section 25 of this act in its

14-15 entirety; and

14-16 (b) Thereafter, disburse all other money appropriated from this same

14-17 source on a pro rata basis by percentage allocated by law.

14-18 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this act, upon receipt

14-19 of sufficient money in the fund for a healthy Nevada, the state controller

14-20 shall first disburse the money appropriated by section 26 of this act in its

14-21 entirety and then disburse the money appropriated by section 27 of this act

14-22 in its entirety. Thereafter, the state controller shall disburse all other money

14-23 appropriated from the trust fund in the manner provided by law.

14-24 Sec. 29. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS

14-25 449.465, not more than $15,000 from the amount of the fees collected

14-26 pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 449.465 and deposited in the legislative

14-27 fund may be used for the preliminary operational support of the task force

14-28 for the fund for a healthy Nevada and for the travel expenses to be provided

14-29 to members of the task force pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of

14-30 section 4 of this act.