Hickel v. Cowper

MATTHEWS, Justice.

OPINION

In Hickel v. Halford, 872 P.2d 171 (1994) (Halford), we addressed the meaning of the term “administrative proceeding” as used in article IX, section 17 of the Alaska Constitution. 1 This is one of the terms which describes state revenues which must be deposited into the budget reserve fund. We are now required to interpret several other key terms of section 17, including “amount available for appropriation” and “amount appropriated for the previous fiscal year.” § 17(b). These terms govern the legislature’s ability to withdraw from the budget reserve fund by a simple…