[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 140 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 140

   To withhold certain highway funds if a State does not comply with 
 certain requirements in issuing a driver's license or identification 
                     card, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

 Mr. Gallegly (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Bartlett) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To withhold certain highway funds if a State does not comply with 
 certain requirements in issuing a driver's license or identification 
                     card, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WITHHOLD HIGHWAYS FUNDS IN CERTAIN CASES.

    (a) Percentage for Certain Calendar Years.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if a State does not comply with the 
requirements of section 202 of title II of Division B of Public Law 
109-13 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note), the Secretary shall withhold a 
percentage of the amount to be apportioned for Federal-aid highways 
under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 
23, United States Code, for the following calendar years:
            (1) Calendar year 2010.--For calendar year 2010, 2 percent.
            (2) Calendar year 2011.--For calendar year 2011, 4 percent.
            (3) Calendar year 2012.--For calendar year 2012, 6 percent.
            (4) Calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter.--
        For calendar year 2013 and in each calendar year thereafter, 8 
        percent.
    (b) Apportioned Funds.--If, within 4 years after the date the 
apportionment for any State is reduced in accordance with this section, 
the Secretary determines that such State has complied with the 
requirements of section 202 of title II of Division B of Public Law 
109-13 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note), the Secretary shall apportion to such 
State an increase in an amount equal to such reduction. If at the end 
of such 4-year period, any State has not complied with such 
requirements, any amounts so withheld shall lapse.

SEC. 2. REAL ID AMENDMENT.

    Section 202(d) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (11); and
            (2) redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13) as paragraphs 
        (11) and (12), respectively.
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