Fiscal Year and Reprogramming Limitation

Fiscal Year and Reprogramming Limitation. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the funds allotted from the Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund shall not be subject to fiscal year limitation nor be reprogrammed for purposes other than what is set forth under the Commonwealth Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Act. Source: PL 13-37, § 5, modified. Commission Comment: PL 13-37, § 5, codified above as 3 CMC § 2174, contained the following provision which the Commission did not include in the above text because of its temporary nature: Section 5. Fiscal Year and Reprogramming Limitation. . . . Provided that for FY2003, up to $1,000,000 of the funds in the Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund may be reprogrammed by the Governor to the Department of Public Health notwithstanding Section 4 [3 CMC § 2173] herein or any law to the contrary. See 1 CMC §§ 3805(b)(1) and 3806. Regarding PL 13-37 and the Commonwealth Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Act, see the comment to 3 CMC § 2173.