Hickel v. Halford

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This case requires us to interpret article IX, section 17 of the Alaska Constitution, which establishes the budget reserve fund. 1 The voters adopted article IX, section 17 in the 1990 general election. It was placed on the ballot after being passed by a legislative resolution approved by a two-thirds vote of each house of the 1990 legislature.

Section 17 requires deposit into the budget reserve fund of all money received by the State after July 1, 1990, “as a result of the termination, through settlement or otherwise, of an administrative proceeding or of litigation…