Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        RESOLUTION 1-S.F.No. 12 
 A resolution expressing the legislature's opposition 
to federal legislation requiring suspension of 
licenses for individuals convicted of violations of 
the federal Controlled Substances Act.  
    WHEREAS, the federal government has enacted legislation to 
withhold federal aid to highways in this state unless the 
legislature and the governor consider and act upon state 
legislation related to the suspension or revocation of the 
driver's license of any person convicted of drug offenses; and 
    WHEREAS, the Minnesota commissioners of transportation and 
public safety have considered the proposed legislation 
consistent with the federal requirement and have recommended 
that the legislation ought not to pass; and 
    WHEREAS, the reasons for the negative recommendation 
include a belief that the granting or withholding of driving 
privileges is and always has been a prerogative of the states to 
decide for themselves, not the federal government; and 
    WHEREAS, the federal law provides that a state may avoid 
loss of federal highway funds if the legislature enacts a 
resolution expressing its opposition to such legislation and the 
governor conveys the governor's disapproval and the 
legislature's resolution to the United States Secretary of 
Transportation; NOW, THEREFORE, 
    BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota 
that it expresses its opposition to the enactment of legislation 
required by the federal government to revoke or suspend the 
drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of violations of the 
Controlled Substances Act or any drug offense or to delay the 
issuance or reinstatement of a driver's license for a person so 
convicted.  
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the 
State of Minnesota is directed to prepare certified copies of 
this memorial and transmit them to the governor for conveyance 
to the United States Secretary of Transportation. 
    Presented to the governor March 23, 1993 
    Signed by the governor March 25, 1993, 3:35 p.m.