Sen. Steve Faris asked for an attorney general’s opinion on whether proceeds of mineral exploration on Game and Fish Commission land belongs exclusively to the constitutional agency or if the state may benefit generally. Short answer: the money belongs to Game and Fish, period, though it must be appropriated by the legislature. This is an issue as the Fayetteville shale gas play gets cranking. Summary of the a.g. opinion on the jump.

A reader asks for the text of Amendment 35 setting up the commission. Here’s a link to full Constitution, scroll down to Amendment 35.

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