HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2006.06.15 - 28175REPORT (MISC. 106101) June 15, 2006
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #06101 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR COMBINED
DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PASSPORT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous
Resolution #06101 on June 5, 2006, reports with a recommendation that the resolution
be amended, as follows:
1. At the end of the 2nd WHEREAS paragraph, add ; and
2. The 4l paragraph should be amended, as follows:
WHEREAS in order for a state-issued driver's license to meet federal
requirements for federal purposes, such as a passport, at a minimum the
state-issued driver's licenses must include the individual's name, birth
date, sex, ID number, a digital photograph, address, and this data must be
in a common machine-readable technology that Homeland Security will
decide on. The card must also sport physical security features designed to
prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for
fraudulent purposes; and
3. The 9th WHEREAS paragraph, should be amended, as follows:
WHEREAS when issuing a driver's license, a state would determine if the
applicant is a citizen, their place of birth and any other federally required
information for border passage. This information would appear as a bard
code or magnetic strip that border patrol officers could scan; and
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett, Gregory, Coulter and Melton voting no.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 06101
BY: Commissioner Thomas F. Middleton, District #4
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for Combined Drivers License and
Passport
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Real ID Act of 2005 mandates that three years after enactment (May
2008), a state driver's license or ID card cannot be used for any federal purpose unless
it meets the specific federal requirements; and
WHEREAS under the Real ID Act, the Department of Homeland Security the power to set
standards and determine whether state drivers' licenses and other ID cards pass muster.
Only ID cards approved by Homeland Security can be accepted "for any official purpose"
WHEREAS the intent of the Real ID Act is to grant the Department of Homeland Security
authority to impede the ability of terrorist and criminal aliens to move freely throughout our
society by requiring that all states require proof of lawful presence in the U.S. in order for
their drivers' licenses to be accepted as identification for federal purposes such as
boarding a commercial airplane or entering a federal building; and
WHEREAS in order for a state-issued drivers' license to meet federal requirements for
federal purposes, such as a passport, at a minimum the state-issue drivers' licenses must
include the individual's name, birth date, sex, ID number, a digital photograph, address,
and this data must be in a common machine-readable technology that Homeland Security
will decide on. The card must also sport physical security features designed to prevent
tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; and
WHEREAS the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require all travelers, including
U.S. citizens, to and from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Bermuda to have a passport
or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter
or re-enter the United States. This is a change from prior travel requirements. The goal is
to strengthen border security and facilitate entry into the United States for U.S. citizens
and legitimate foreign visitors; and
WHEREAS the Real ID Act of 2005 and Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require
a passport or the equivalent to document re-entry to the United States by January 1, 2008;
and
WHEREAS the Detroit Regional Chamber and others believe that these proposals, in their
current form, may have a negative economic impact on the United States and Canada and
disrupt tourism; and
WHEREAS Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has proposed a dual drivers'
license/passport that would simplify the federal requirements for foreign travel by
combining a state's driver's license with the federal passport into a single document; and
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WHEREAS when issuing a driver's license, a state would determine if the applicant is a
citizen, their place-of-birth and any other federally required information for border passage.
This information would appear as a bard code or magnetic strip that border patrol officers
could scan; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Secretary of State has offered to conduct the pilot project for
applying the concept of the combined driver's license and passport in Michigan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby supports the concept of a combined driver's license and passport to meet the
national security measures required under the Real ID Act of 2005 and the Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests
the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds to provide copies of this adopted resolution
to Michigan Secretary of State Land, U.S. Representative Bart Stupak Co-Chair of the
Northern Border States Caucus, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, Congressman Mike Rogers, Congressman Joe Knollenberg, Congressman
Thaddeus McCotter, Congressman Sander Levin, Senator Carl Levin, Senator Debbie
Stabenow, the Oakland County delegation to the Michigan legislature, the Michigan
Association of Counties, the National Association of Counties and Oakland County's
Legislative Lobbyists.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #06101 May 11,2006
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
I HEW APPROVE W FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk
Resolution #06101 June 15, 2006
Moved by Patterson supported by Middleton the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Middleton the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Middleton the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation
in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment was carried.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolutionias amended:
AYES: Crawford, Douglas, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter,
Rogers, Scott, Wilson, Bullard. (14)
NAYS: Gershenson, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Melton, Nash, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Coleman,
Coulter. (11)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on June 15, 2006, with
the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Copt y of Oalnp,at Pontiac,
Michigan this 15th day of June, 2006.