17-6-601. Establishment -- purpose. A Montana tobacco settlement trust fund, as provided for in Article XII, section 4, of the Montana constitution, is established to provide a permanent source of revenue to fund the costs that the state incurs in:
(1) programs for tobacco disease prevention; and
(2) providing benefits, services, or coverage of health care needs.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 467, L. 2001.