Post by Logan on Apr 1, 2017 0:17:09 GMT -6
Cost for Montana to comply with REAL ID over $2M per year
HELENA – A bill to make Montana compliant with federal driver’s license rules would cost the state more than $2 million a year for the next four years.
But if it doesn’t pass, Montana residents won’t be able to use their state-issued licenses to board airplanes starting in January.
State lawmakers have resisted complying with the 2005 federal REAL ID Act over concerns of privacy. The Legislature passed a law in 2007 forbidding the state from issuing the enhanced identification cards.
The proposal by Democratic Sen. Jill Cohenour of East Helena would give Montanans the option of choosing a license that meets the federal requirements.
Read more: www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2017/03/27/cost-montana-comply-real-per-year/99712726/
HELENA – A bill to make Montana compliant with federal driver’s license rules would cost the state more than $2 million a year for the next four years.
But if it doesn’t pass, Montana residents won’t be able to use their state-issued licenses to board airplanes starting in January.
State lawmakers have resisted complying with the 2005 federal REAL ID Act over concerns of privacy. The Legislature passed a law in 2007 forbidding the state from issuing the enhanced identification cards.
The proposal by Democratic Sen. Jill Cohenour of East Helena would give Montanans the option of choosing a license that meets the federal requirements.
Read more: www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2017/03/27/cost-montana-comply-real-per-year/99712726/