ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 452

(3)     study domestic and foreign documentation that proves the residence
of an applicant for a driver's license;

(4)     assess the extent to which individuals who reside within the State as
documented or undocumented immigrants may not be issued drivers' licenses because
of current requirements for providing documentation in an application for a driver's
license;

(5)     quantify the extent to which individuals in the State who do not have
drivers' licenses because of the lack of valid documentation necessary for applications
for the licenses actually drive on the highways in the State;

(6)     study the potential security risks posed by providing identity
documents to individuals residing in the State notwithstanding violation of the
federal Immigration and Nationality Act by the individuals;

(7)     assess the feasibility, including the cost, of developing a process for
the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland State Police, to
review driver's license applications by applicants from foreign countries to determine
whether the applicant poses a danger to homeland security because of the applicant's
membership or association with a foreign terrorist organization designated on the
Terrorist Exclusion List by the United States Secretary of State under the authority
of § 411 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (8 U.S.C. § 1182);

(8)     assess the feasibility, including the cost, of developing a process for
the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the Maryland State Police, to
review drivers' license applications to determine whether the applicant poses a
danger to public safety because of the applicant's membership or association with a
domestic terrorist organization;

(9)     assess the feasibility, including the cost, of developing a process for
the Motor Vehicle Administration to review driver's license application
documentation verified by a foreign embassy or other foreign national representative
within the United States; and

(10)   make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the
documentation that the Motor Vehicle Administration may accept for the purpose of
proving the age, identity, and residence of a driver's license applicant.

(g) The Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General
Assembly on or before December 1, 2004.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
shall take effect October 1, 2003.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2003. Section 2 of this Act shall
remain effective for a period of 18 months and, at the end of December 31, 2004, with
no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 2 of this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.

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