An Act To Enhance the Security of State Credentials
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2309
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_C_S657 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT .,C-" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1669, L.D. 2309, Bill, "An Act To Enhance the Security of State Credentials" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
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summary and inserting the following: 
. Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Enhance the Security of State Credentials' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
·Sec. 1. Task force. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall convene a task 
force to study the most cost-effective and efficient ways to enhance Maine driver's 
licenses and identification cards in order to comply with the federal REAL ID Act of 
2005. The Secretary of State shall invite the participation of interested parties, including 
but not limited to experts on immigration law, advocates for the rights of immigrant 
populations, law enforcement officials and the Attorney General. The Secretary of State 
shall submit a report on the results of the study, including any necessary implementing 
legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
transportation matters no later than December 3, 2008. After receipt of the report, the 
joint standing committee is authorized to report out a bill to the First Regular Session of 
the I 24th Legislature.' , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the bill as amended by Committee Amendment "A" and 
replaces it with a resolve that directs the Secretary of State to convene a task force to 
study the most cost-effective and efficient ways to enhance Maine driver's licenses and 
identification cards in order to comply with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. The 
Secretary of State is directed to submit a report on the results of the study, including any 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,,0' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1669, L.D. 2309 
necessary implementing legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature: 
having jurisdiction over transportaf 
tters no later than December 3,2008. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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COUNTY: Cumberland 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/17/08 Mac 
LD 2309 
LR 3634(11) 
An Act To Enhance the Security of State Credentials 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" 0., to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bartlett of Cumberland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
$1,522,431 
($14,036) 
($53,397) 
($1,528,944) 
($1,447,646) 
($1,487,007) 
($3,051,375) 
($1,433,610) 
($1,433,610) 
This amendment removes all provisions of the bill and replaces them with directing the Secretary of State to convene a 
task force to study the most cost-effective way to implement the federal REAL ID Act of2005. It eliminates the 
budgeted Highway Fund revenue of $3,051,375, and eliminates the Highway Fund allocation of $1 ,528,944 . 
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