2nd Sub. H.B. 238
         CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAX AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 15 February 27, 2002 7:43 pm



Representative Greg Curtis proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 13:    Delete " and other tobacco products"

2.    Page 1, Line 18:    Delete line 18

3.    Page 1, Line 26:    Delete "4.075" and insert "3.475"

4.    Page 2, Line 28:    Delete "4.675" and insert "4.075"

5.    Page 2, Line 41:    After "following" delete "amounts of tax levied under Subsection (1)" and insert "revenue generated from the tax increase imposed under Subsection (1) during the 2002 General Session"

6.    Page 2, Line 43:    Delete "an amount equal to a tax of 0.5 cents on each cigarette taxed under Subsection (1)," and insert "33% of the revenue"

7.    Page 2, Line 46:    Delete "an amount equal to a tax of 0.25 cents on each cigarette taxed under Subsection (1)," and insert "10% of the revenue"

8.    Page 2, Line 49:    Delete "an amount equal to a tax of 0.25 cents on each cigarette taxed under Subsection (1)," and insert " 21% of the revenue"

9.    Page 2, Line 50:    After "to the" delete "Medical Education Council" and insert "University of Utah Health Sciences Center"

10.    Page 2, Line 59:    After line 59 insert:
        "(g) Any program or entity that receives funding under Subsection (5)(d) shall provide an annual report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee no later that September 1 of each year. The report shall include:
        (i) the amount funded;
        (ii) the amount expended;
        (iii) a description of the effectiveness of the program; and

        (iv) if the program is a tobacco cessation program, the report required in Section 63-97-401."

11.    Page 3, Lines 60-68:    Delete lines 60-68

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