(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the state-directed opioid settlement fund, to be managed by the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a)  Moneys received by the state of Idaho pursuant to settlements and judgments obtained by the state relating to opioids;
(b)  Legislative appropriations to the fund;
(c)  Any bequests or donations to the fund; and
(d)  Interest earned on idle moneys in the fund.
(2)  Moneys in the state-directed opioid settlement fund shall be used as determined by legislative appropriation, provided that such moneys must be used only in accordance with the terms of the applicable settlement or judgment and for purposes relating to opioid abuse prevention and recovery programs.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 57-825

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  The Idaho behavioral health council shall meet as necessary and make recommendations to the governor and the joint finance-appropriations committee as to how moneys from the state-directed opioid settlement fund should be used. Such recommendations must be submitted to the governor on or before September 1 in the year before the legislative session in which the Idaho behavioral health council recommendations are presented to the joint finance-appropriations committee.