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ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL v. KNOWLES

No. S-10344.

86 P.3d 891 (2004)

The ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, on behalf of the ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE, Appellant, v. Honorable Tony KNOWLES, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Crawford, Division of Legal and Research Services, Legislative Affairs Agency, Juneau, for Appellant.

Joanne M. Grace, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Thomas S. Waldo, Earthjustice, Juneau, for Amici Curiae Alaska Center for the Environment, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and Southeast Alaska Conservation Council.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Legislative Council appeals the superior court's denial of its challenge to former Governor Tony Knowles's veto of, and refusal to implement, Senate Bill 7, which transfers land and the income derived from that land to the University of Alaska. The legislative council argues that the superior court erred in holding that S.B. 7 constitutes an appropriation subject to the governor's enhanced...

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