Opinion No. (1996)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Chris Beutler Nebraska State Legislature You have requested our opinion regarding the effect of a pending legislative resolution (LR 41CA) which proposes to amend the Nebraska Constitution by eliminating all references to the Public Service Commission [the "Commission"].1 LR 41CA, if adopted, would remove references in the Constitution to the Commission, and would repeal Neb. Const. art. IV, § 20, the constitutional provision creating the Commission. Your question is whether, if LR 41CA is placed on the ballot and approved by the voters, the statutory authority of the…