Judges: JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, Attorney General
Filed Date: 1/5/2001
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
The Honorable Claire C. McCaskill Missouri State Auditor State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Auditor McCaskill:
By letter received in our office January 2, 2001, you have submitted a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section
All tobacco claim payments must be used only for specified purposes. The payments could exceed $200 million annually and would be excluded from the Missouri Constitution Article
X , Sections17 ,18 (the "Hancock Amendment"). Payments spent prior to adoption of the amendment that are contrary to the specified purposes must be replaced from general revenue.
Pursuant to Section
Sincerely,
JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON Attorney General