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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Prohibit Maine from Participating in the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1411  is enacted to read:
§ 1411.  Prohibition against participation in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005
The State may not participate in the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, enacted as part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13. The Secretary of State may not amend the procedures for applying for a driver's license or nondriver identification card under this chapter in a manner designed to conform to the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.
This amendment changes the title and the text of the bill to specifically refer to the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, which was enacted as part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13.