NY State Fin L § 99-NN (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 6 - Funds of the State 99-NN - Opioid Settlement Fund.

§ 99-nn. Opioid settlement fund. 1. There is hereby established in the   joint  custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation   and finance a special fund to be known as the "opioid settlement fund".2. Money allocated  to  the  opioid  settlement  fund  shall  be  kept   separate and shall not be commingled with any other funds in the custody   of the state comptroller.3.  Money  expended from such fund shall be used to supplement and not   supplant or replace any other funds, including federal or state funding,   which would otherwise have been  expended  for  substance  use  disorder   prevention,  treatment, recovery or harm reduction services or programs.   Provided further, general operating funds or baseline funding shall  not   be reduced due to monies expended from the fund.4.  Such fund shall consist of money received by the state as a result   of the settlement of litigation with entities that  manufactured,  sold,   distributed,  dispensed  or  promoted  opioids,  made in connection with   claims  arising  from  the   manufacturing,   marketing,   distributing,   promoting or dispensing of opioids, as well as any funds received by the   state  as  a  result  of  a  judgment, stipulation, decree, agreement to   settle, assurance of discontinuance, or other legal instrument resolving   any claim  or  cause  of  action  against  manufacturers,  distributors,   dispensers  or  vendors  of  opioids and related entities arising out of   activities alleged to have contributed to increases in opioid addiction,   whether filed or unfiled, actual or potential, and whether arising under   common law, equity, or any  provision  of  law,  and  all  other  monies   appropriated,  credited,  or  transferred thereto from any other fund or   source pursuant to law. All monies shall remain in such fund unless  and   until directed by statute or appropriation.5. Notwithstanding subdivision eleven of section four of this chapter,   or  subdivision  sixteen  of  section  sixty-three of the executive law,   monies from the opioid settlement  fund  shall  be  available  following   appropriation  by the legislature and shall only be expended on eligible   expenditures as defined in section 25.18 of the mental hygiene  law  for   prevention,  treatment,  harm reduction and recovery services related to   substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illnesses  in  New  York   state   pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  statewide  opioid  settlement   agreements as defined in  section  25.18  of  the  mental  hygiene  law.   Funding   shall   be  distributed  regionally  and  to  ensure  adequate   geographic  disbursement  across  the  state  in  accordance  with   the   statewide  opioid  settlement  agreements.  In  addition to programs and   services overseen by the office  of  addiction  services  and  supports,   funding  may  also  be expended on programs and services overseen by the   department of health, the office  of  mental  health,  the  division  of   housing  and  community  renewal or any other agency that may oversee an   appropriate  program  or  service  that  is   considered   an   eligible   expenditure  as  provided under section 25.18 of the mental hygiene law.   Funding decisions shall include an emphasis on supporting programs  that   are  culturally,  linguistically  and gender competent, trauma-informed,   evidence-based and, where appropriate,  employ  individuals  with  lived   experience as part of the services provided.