Conservation Commission and Missouri Department of Conservation v. Andrew Bailey, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of Missouri, and Ken Zellers, in his Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Office of Administration

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc CONSERVATION COMMISSION and ) Opinion issued June 13, 2023 MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ) CONSERVATION, ) ) Respondents, ) ) v. ) No. SC99092 ) ANDREW BAILEY, IN HIS OFFICIAL ) CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL ) OF MISSOURI, and KEN ZELLERS, ) IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ) COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF ) ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY The Honorable S. Cotton Walker, Judge PER CURIAM During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted House Bill No. 2019 (2020), which appropriated $21 million to the…