November 15, 2006 4:45PM 

# Wisconsin’s “Sensenbrenner Tax”? 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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Wis​Pol​i​tics​.com reports that the Wisconsin Department of Transporation is [proposing to hike a number taxes and fees](http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=77446) to pay for various transportation related projects.

Among them, “a $10 ‘federal security verification fee’ for state driver’s license and ID cards to cover the $20.7 million cost of implementation of the federal REAL ID Act.” WisDOT also proposes doubling the fee for issuance or renewal of the state ID card from $9 to $18.

Wisconsin Representative James Sensenbrenner [pushed the REAL ID Act](http://judiciary.house.gov/newscenter.aspx?A=430) through Congress.

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