1.1     A resolution&#10;1.2     memorializing Congress to recognize the state of Minnesota's authority under the &#10;1.3     Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to regulate noncommercial drivers' licenses &#10;1.4     and state identification cards and to repeal certain sections of the "Real I. D. Act."&#10;1.5     WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota has issued drivers' licenses to its residents and provided &#10;1.6     for their regulations and standards since 1939; and  &#10;1.7     WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress regulates commercial drivers' licenses under the U.S. &#10;1.8     Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3; and  &#10;1.9     WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution &#10;1.10    has power to authorize and issue standards and regulations for noncommercial state drivers' &#10;1.11    licenses and state identification cards; and  &#10;1.12    WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that there are 191 million &#10;1.13    drivers' licenses issued in the U.S. and the National Conference of State Legislatures cites that 95 &#10;1.14    percent of drivers' licenses issued nationwide are noncommercial drivers' licenses and under the &#10;1.15    purview of the states; and  &#10;1.16    WHEREAS, the Real I. D. Act, section 205, assigns to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland &#10;1.17    Security power to add, create, define, and execute standards and regulations of noncommercial &#10;1.18    state drivers' licenses and state identification cards, effectively overriding the power of states; and &#10;1.19    WHEREAS, the Real I. D. Act, section 201, assigns questionable authority to the U.S. &#10;1.20    Secretary of Homeland Security to define the use and purpose of a noncommercial state driver's &#10;1.21    license or state identification card; and&#10;2.1     WHEREAS, the Real I. D. Act, section 202, takes away the authority of the state of &#10;2.2     Minnesota given by the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to issue regulations and &#10;2.3     standards to Minnesota drivers' licenses and state identification cards; and&#10;2.4     WHEREAS, the Real I. D. Act, section 202(d)(12), requires personal information in &#10;2.5     Minnesota's Division of Motor Vehicles database to be shared electronically with all other state &#10;2.6     motor vehicle databases and threatens the privacy of Minnesota residents' personal information; &#10;2.7     and&#10;2.8     WHEREAS, the requirement in the Real I. D. Act, section 202(c), to collect and verify all &#10;2.9     documentation presented at the Division of Motor Vehicles with the issuing agency before issuing &#10;2.10    a state driver's license or state identification card is an undue burden upon the state of Minnesota &#10;2.11    to execute the administrative responsibilities of federal agencies; and&#10;2.12    WHEREAS, the Real I. D. Act is an unfunded federal mandate and in violation of the &#10;2.13    federal Unfunded Mandates Act of 1994; NOW, THEREFORE,  &#10;2.14    BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota  that the federal government &#10;2.15    should recognize its lack of constitutional authority to issue regulations and standards for &#10;2.16    Minnesota noncommercial state drivers' licenses and state identification cards.&#10;2.17    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges the President and the Congress  of &#10;2.18    the United States not to take away by federal legislation, regulation, or rulemaking process the &#10;2.19    state of Minnesota's power under the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to issue and &#10;2.20    regulate Minnesota noncommercial drivers' licenses and state identification cards.&#10;2.21    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress should enact legislation to repeal sections &#10;2.22    201, 202, and 205 of the federal legislation known as the "Real I. D. Act."&#10;2.23    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the  State of Minnesota is &#10;2.24    directed to prepare copies of this  memorial and transmit them to the Attorney General of the State &#10;2.25    of Minnesota, the President of  the United States, the President and the Secretary of the  United &#10;2.26    States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United  States House of Representatives, and &#10;2.27    Minnesota's Senators and  Representatives in Congress.&#10;