Opinion ID: 871559
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: What Constitutes Sufficient Sums as to the Other Three Enumerated Purposes under Article XII, Section 1 Remains a Political Question.

Text: The 1978 Constitutional Convention history of Article XII, Section 1 can be broadly understood as committing the legislature to funding DHHL's administrative and operating expenses, because DHHL was the only executive agency within the State forced into leasing its own lands to administer its own programs. Further, placing DHHL on the horns of the funding dilemma occurred at the expense of its own beneficiaries, as the leased lands became unavailable for homesteads. Alleviating the DHHL of the burden of general leasing its own lands was an important first step towards assisting the department in fulfilling its mission. Unfortunately, the 1978 Constitutional Convention history is less clear on what sufficient sums for the next steps would be, once the lands were freed. The 1978 Constitutional Convention history is not nearly as detailed in explaining what sufficient sums would be for (1) developing home, agriculture, farm, and ranch lots; (2)(2) lessee loans for home, agriculture, aquaculture, farm and ranch loans; and (3) for rehabilitation projects.