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Section 3. The Legislature may not appropriate or authorize funds in excess of estimated available revenues and other money available to the State Government.

Section 4. No appropriation of public money may be made or public property transferred or used except for a public purpose.

Section 5. The Governor shall submit an annual budget to the Legislature at a time prescribed by law, setting forth a complete plan of proposed expenditures, anticipated revenues, and other money available to the State Government for the next fiscal year, together with additional information the Legislature may require. The budget shall be submitted in a form prescribed by law. The Legislature may alter the budget in any respect.

Section 6. The Governor may borrow money on the public credit as authorized by law.

Section 7. There shall be regular and independent audits of State agencies and public money.

Section 8. A public service system shall be established by law within one year from the ratification of this amendment.
(Added by 1995 Con. Con.)

Section 9. All State Government obligations and disbursements of funds shall be discharged from the State Treasury in accordance with law that provides for a unified, state-wide financial management system for all branches of government.
(Added by 1995 Con. Con.)

ARTICLE XI
Land and the Environment

Section 1. A person has the right to a healthful, clean, and stable environment. While providing for the orderly development and use of natural resources, the State Government shall by law protect the State's environment, ecology, and natural resources from impairment in the public interest.

Section 2. There may be no nuclear, chemical, gas or biological weapons, or radioactive material hazardous to public health or safety, within the State. No hazardous waste or other hazardous substance may be disposed of within the State except as expressly authorized by State law.

Section 3. The use of real property shall in the public interest be regulated by law to assure public health, community well-being, the orderly and economical use of land, preservation of places of cultural or historic value, and island beauty.