PRINTER'S NO. 3821
No. 2537 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, STEIL, MARKOSEK, SABATINA, CALTAGIRONE,
CARROLL, COHEN, DeWEESE, GEORGE, JAMES, JOSEPHS, McCALL,
MELIO, PARKER, PRESTON, ROEBUCK, SIPTROTH, STABACK,
R. STEVENSON AND J. WHITE, MAY 30, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, MAY 30, 2008
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting the Commonwealth from obtaining certification under
2 the Federal REAL ID Act of 2005; and providing for the
3 authority of the Governor and Attorney General to file
4 certain legal challenges.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Short title.
8 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania
9 REAL ID Act.
10 Section 2. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 "REAL ID Act of 2005." Division B of the Emergency
15 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on
16 Terror and the Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13, 119
17 Stat. 302).
1 Section 3. Certification under the REAL ID Act of 2005.
2 The Commonwealth shall not seek or otherwise apply for state
3 certification under the REAL ID Act of 2005.
4 Section 4. Legal challenge.
5 Either the Governor or the Attorney General may file an
6 action in a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge the
7 constitutionality or legality of the REAL ID Act of 2005.
8 Section 5. Effective date.
9 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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