Arkansas Motor Carriers Ass'n. v. Pritchett

Herman L. Hamilton, Jr., Special Justice.

Act 959 of 1989 made various appropriations for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and, in Section 23, abolished the Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) and the Transportation Regulatory Board (TRB) and transferred their duties to the AHTD and the Arkansas Highway Commission (AHC). Appellants filed suit to prohibit disbursements and to enjoin other actions under Act 959.

Prior to any determination by the trial court, in Fisher v. Perroni, 299 Ark. 227, 771 S.W.2d 766 (1989), we invalidated all appropriation acts of the 1989 Regular…