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Laws of Minnesota 1993 RESOLUTION 1-S.F.No. 12 A resolution expressing the legislature's opposition to federal legislation requiring suspension of licenses for individuals convicted of violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act. WHEREAS, the federal government has enacted legislation to withhold federal aid to highways in this state unless the legislature and the governor consider and act upon state legislation related to the suspension or revocation of the driver's license of any person convicted of drug offenses; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota commissioners of transportation and public safety have considered the proposed legislation consistent with the federal requirement and have recommended that the legislation ought not to pass; and WHEREAS, the reasons for the negative recommendation include a belief that the granting or withholding of driving privileges is and always has been a prerogative of the states to decide for themselves, not the federal government; and WHEREAS, the federal law provides that a state may avoid loss of federal highway funds if the legislature enacts a resolution expressing its opposition to such legislation and the governor conveys the governor's disapproval and the legislature's resolution to the United States Secretary of Transportation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it expresses its opposition to the enactment of legislation required by the federal government to revoke or suspend the drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of violations of the Controlled Substances Act or any drug offense or to delay the issuance or reinstatement of a driver's license for a person so convicted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is directed to prepare certified copies of this memorial and transmit them to the governor for conveyance to the United States Secretary of Transportation. Presented to the governor March 23, 1993 Signed by the governor March 25, 1993, 3:35 p.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes