Driver's license ID provision gets the boot
Dibya Sarkar writes in FCW.com:
A controversial provision requiring state motor vehicle departments to use commercial data brokers to verify the identities of truck drivers and other commercial motorists was removed from a federal highway and transportation bill.
A spokesman for the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmed July 29 that the amendment didn’t make it through the conference committee. Both the Senate and House approved the bill, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 – A Legacy for Users.
“There were too many objections for that amendment to overcome so it was not included,” the spokesman said.
The provision within the bill would have required state DMVs to use third-party vendors, such as LexisNexis and ChoicePoint, to verify the identities of commercial driver’s license holders.
posted by Fergie @ 8/01/2005 01:17:00 PM
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