Apples and oranges, Lynn. Other funding formulas are not derived from the Constitution as the PFD is. Article IX, Sec. 15 of the Constitution establishes the Permanent Fund and states the income goes into the general fund, "unless otherwise provided by law." Here the legislature has provided by law that funds go to the PFD. The Supreme Court has previously stated that this transfer is automatic and is not an appropriation - which means it can't be vetoed.