9-4-1203. Tobacco settlement trust fund established; corpus inviolate; investment by state treasurer.
(a) The Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund is created. The Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund shall consist of:
(i) All funds received by the state of Wyoming prior to March 15, 2002 as financial recovery under the terms of the master settlement agreement regarding litigation between several states and major tobacco manufacturers, which settlement agreement was approved by the state of Wyoming in November 1998; and
(ii) Any other funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law or by gift from whatever source.
(b) Funds deposited into the Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund which shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and in a manner to obtain the highest return possible consistent with preservation of the corpus. Any earnings from investment of the corpus of the trust fund and all funds received by the state of Wyoming on or after March 15, 2002 as financial recovery under the terms of the master settlement agreement specified in paragraph (a)(i) of this section shall be credited by the state treasurer into a separate income account.
(c) Revenues deposited into the income account established under subsection (b) shall be expended:
(i) Only for purposes related to the improvement of the health of Wyoming's citizens including:
(A) Efforts in prevention and cessation of tobacco use through school and community based programs; and
(B) Efforts to establish and implement programs to prevent, intervene in, and otherwise limit alcohol and substance abuse; and
(ii) Only upon appropriation by the legislature.
(d) Funds not otherwise appropriated, expended or obligated as provided in subsection (c) of this section shall be transferred to the Wyoming tobacco settlement trust fund on July 1 of each year following the receipt of those funds.
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