It is declared by the Legislature that the funds received by the State of Mississippi from tobacco companies in settlement of a certain lawsuit brought against those companies by the State of Mississippi, or as a result of the settlement of any lawsuit brought against tobacco companies by another state, should be applied toward improving the health and health care of the citizens and residents of the state. It is the intent of the Legislature by this article to provide the manner and means necessary to carry out those purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-401
Declaration of legislative intent
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi v. State ex rel. Barbour (2007)
Most recently applied in 958 So. 2d 790 - In Re Hood Ex Rel. State Tobacco Litigation (June 2007)
Laws, 1999, ch. 493, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved Mar. 30, 1999.
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