Language Page 369, after line 25, insert:"A. The amounts provided for in this Item represent deposits to the general fund which are not otherwise obligated from the Commonwealth's allocation pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco product manufacturers.B. The Comptroller shall apportion the amounts provided for in this Item as follows:50% to the Department of Health, for public health services; and50% to the Capital Expenditure Special Reserve Fund, for capital project improvements in institutions of higher education.C. The amounts provided in this Item remaining at the close of any fiscal year shall not revert, but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year for the purposes specified."
Explanation(This amendment appropriates the 40 percent unallocated share of the proceeds of the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement for purposes of public health programs and higher education capital projects.)