House File 494 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WINDSCHITL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act prohibiting the expenditure of state funds to implement 2 the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2087YH 83 5 dea/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 1 2 FEDERAL REAL ID ACT OF 2005 PROHIBITED. No department or 1 3 agency of state government shall expend funds to implement or 1 4 comply with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 unless federal 1 5 funds are received by the state of Iowa and are allocated to 1 6 fund the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 in 1 7 this state in amounts sufficient to cover the state's costs to 1 8 implement or comply with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, as 1 9 those costs are estimated by the department of management, in 1 10 consultation with the state department of transportation. 1 11 EXPLANATION 1 12 On May 11, 2005, Congress passed the REAL ID Act of 2005 as 1 13 part of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 1 14 Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005. 1 15 The REAL ID Act establishes standards, procedures, and 1 16 requirements that must be met if state=issued driver's 1 17 licenses and identification cards are to be accepted as valid 1 18 identification for certain federal purposes, such as boarding 1 19 an aircraft. This bill prohibits departments and agencies of 1 20 the state from spending funds to implement or comply with the 1 21 REAL ID Act until the state receives and allocates federal 1 22 funds sufficient to cover the state's estimated costs to 1 23 implement or comply with the federal Act. 1 24 LSB 2087YH 83 1 25 dea/nh/8