Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1260 is enacted to read:
The Secretary of State may issue, upon request of the applicant, a driver's license under this subchapter or a nondriver identification card under section 1410 that meets the standards of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. A person may not hold a REAL ID compliant driver's license simultaneously with another license with the same class or restriction indicated on the license.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 163, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1401, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 149, §6, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1405, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 206, §7, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1406-A, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §25, are amended to read:
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2013, c. 163, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides allocations to implement the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
| HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$343,853 |
$823,919 |
|
Capital Expenditures
|
$0 |
$27,060 |
|
 |
|
| HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$343,853 |
$850,979 |
Sec. 4. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that enact the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1260 and section 1410, subsection 11 and amend Title 29-A, sections 1301, 1401, 1405, 1406-A and 1410 take effect July 1, 2019.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report, provides that the Secretary of State may issue a driver's license or nondriver identification card that meets the standards of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. The amendment also establishes fees for REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and nondriver identification cards.
Current law allows the Secretary of State to exempt a person from having to present documentary evidence of legal presence in the United States if that person is renewing a noncommercial driver's license and that person has continuously held a valid driver's license since December 31, 1989 or was born before December 1, 1964. Current law also provides that the Secretary of State may exempt a person from having to present documentary evidence of legal presence for a nondriver identification card if that person has held a nondriver identification card or valid driver's license since December 31, 1989 or was born before December 1, 1964. This amendment repeals these exemptions in order for the Secretary of State to comply with the requirements of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
The amendment allows the Secretary of State to use biometric technology, including, but not limited to, retinal scanning, facial recognition or fingerprint technology, to produce a driver's license or nondriver identification card.
This amendment also adds an allocation to the Secretary of State for implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)