Opinion No. (2000)

The Honorable Claire C. McCaskill Missouri State Auditor State Capitol Building Jefferson City, MO 65101

Dear Auditor McCaskill:

By letter dated March 14, 2000, you submitted a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, concerning an initiative petition proposal relating to unidentified flying objects. The fiscal note summary which you submitted is as follows:

The estimated fiscal impact of this proposed measure to state and local governments is unknown.

Pursuant to Section 116.175, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Since our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents.

Sincerely,

JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON Attorney General