In
November 1998, the four largest cigarette manufacturers reached
an agreement with 46 states to settle state suits to recover costs
associated with treating smoking-related illnesses. According to
the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), the cigarette industry is
projected to pay the settling states in excess of $200 billion over
the next 25 years, in addition to paying $46 billion to the four
states that previously settled their suits.
The
Master Settlement Agreement called for participating manufacturers
to address the negative impact that the MSA would have on tobacco
growers and quota holders. This resulted in Phase II of the settlement,
which is a $5.15 billion fund to be divided among the states that
produce cigarette tobaccos.
This
section of our website is devoted to providing information about
the Master Settlement Agreement and Phase II of the settlement.
It focuses particularly on settlement actions and impacts in major
tobacco growing states.
Policy
Updates
Expectations
vs. Experience: Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments in Major Tobacco
States
—Kelly
H. Tiller, Presented at the 2002 Tobacco Workers Conference, Pinehurst,
NC, January 16, 2002
Policy
Update: Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments in Tennessee
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending tobacco
settlement (MSA) funds in Tennessee through Spring 2001. (March
2, 2001)
Policy
Update: Use of Tobacco Settlement Payments in Other Major Tobacco
States
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending tobacco
settlement (MSA) funds in major tobacco producing states (North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia)
through Spring 2001. (March 2, 2001)
Policy
Update: Use of Phase II Payments in Tennessee
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of Phase II tobacco
settlement funds in Tennessee through 2000. (March 2, 2001)
Policy
Update: Use of Phase II Payments in Other Major Tobacco States
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of Phase II tobacco
settlement funds in major tobacco producing states other than Tennessee
(North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, and others) through 2000. (March
2, 2001)
Policy
Update: Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending tobacco
settlement (MSA) funds in major tobacco producing states (North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia).
(March 20, 2000)
Policy
Update: Tobacco Settlement Phase II
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes the status of spending Phase II
tobacco settlement funds in major tobacco producing states (North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia)
for 1999. (March 20, 2000)
Summary
of Phase I & Phase II Allocations in Major Tobacco States
—State-by-state
summary of where Phase I (MSA) and Phase II stand in the six major
tobacco producing states. Includes graphs of funding amounts. (September
1999)
MSA
Annual Payment Schedule
—State-by-state
payment schedule for tobacco MSA payments, 1999 through 2025, for
eleven Southeastern states. (September 1999)
Pending
Bills Before the Tennessee General Assembly
—Issue
of Policy Update that summarizes all pending bills before the 101st
General Assembly related to allocating Phase I tobacco settlement
money. (March 10, 2000)
Summary
of Virginia Settlement Legislation
— Link
to a document prepared for a TTWG meeting that summarizes Virginia's
legislation affecting MSA receipts. (March 1999)
Virginia
Farm Bureau Bill Summary
—Link
to a document prepared by the Virginia Farm Bureau that summarizes
Virginia's legislation allocating MSA payments. (March 1999)
Virginia
Tobacco Foundation Fact Sheet
—Link
to a document prepared by Frank Dukes (University of Virginia, Institute
for Environmental Negotiation) that summarizes Virginia's legislation
establishing the Virginia Tobacco Communities Indemnification and
Revitalization Foundation. (April 1999)
Virginia
Tobacco Commission Fact Sheet
—Link
to a document prepared by Frank Dukes (University of Virginia, Institute
for Environmental Negotiation) that summarizes Virginia's legislation
establishing the Virginia Tobacco and Health Commission. (April
1999)
Summary
of North Carolina Settlement Legislation
—Link
to a document prepared for a TTWG meeting that summarizes North
Carolina's legislation affecting MSA receipts. (April 1999)
Tobacco
Settlement Links
Link
to the Full Text of the Master Settlement Agreement
General
Accounting Office Reports:
Tobacco
Settlement: States’ Use of Master Settlement Agreement Payments
(GAO-01-851)
Tobacco
Settlement: States’ Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and
2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments (GAO-03-407)
Tobacco
Settlement: States’ Allocations of Fiscal Years 2003 and
Expected Fiscal Year 2004 Master Settlement Agreement Payments
(GAO-04-518)
Tennessee's
Website for Phase II Funds
North
Carolina's Website for Phase II Funds
Kentucky's
Phase I Money
Kentucky's
Website for Phase II Funds
National
Governors' Association: Tobacco Settlement Information for States
National
Association of Attorneys General: Tobacco Settlement
National
Conference of State Legislatures: Tobacco Settlement Information
Campaign
for Tobacco Free Kids
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