Dallas Mayor Ronald Urban Economic
Policy Committee Chair
June 05,
2000
Resolution No. 52: Urging
Opposition To The Advisory Commission Majority Members’ report To Congress
On Electronic Commerce urges Congress to reject a report
submitted by the majority members of the Advisory Commission that did not
receive the broad support (2/3 of the 19 members) required by law. It also
urges Congress oppose legislation containing recommendations from the
report that would adversely affect cities. These include:
- a five-year extension of the moratorium on
Internet taxes.
- a five-year moratorium on taxing digitized
goods and similar items sold over-the-counter.
- new loopholes that would free more companies
from obligations to collect state and local sales taxes.
- the elimination of the local option sales
tax on remote sales.
- and changes that would reduce state and
local taxes on telecommunications providers at the expense of
taxpayers.
This resolution also urges
Congress to pass legislation that will enable states to participate in a
multi-state compact to streamline and simplify their sales and use taxes.
Congress is further urged to authorize such states to require out-of-state
merchants to collect and remit their taxes.
Resolution No. 53: Urging
Support For Internet And E-Commerce Privacy Protection urges
support for federal, state and local efforts to enact fair consumer
protective legislation which balances the information needs of companies
and government with the protection of individual rights.
Resolution No. 54: Urging
Support For Expeditious Revitalization Of Closed Military Bases
urges the Administration and Congress to fully fund the Base
Closure and Realignment Act to expedite the clean up bases to a level that
permits the full implementation of community reuse plans.
Resolution No. 55: Urging
Support For The State And Local Government Economic Empowerment
Act reaffirms Conference policy which urges support for
interest-free loans to assist states and municipalities in addressing
their infrastructure needs, and urges members of Congress to support the
enactment of the State and Local Economic Empowerment Act.
Resolution No. 56: Urging
Support For Direct Deposit And Direct Payment Methods urges state
and local governments, businesses, organizations and consumers to use
direct payment and deposit methods to assist the Federal Reserve System in
promoting a safer, more efficient, more flexible monetary and financial
system.
Resolution No. 57: Urges
Support For Local Authority To Lower The American Flag To Half-Staff
urges Congress to amend the Federal Flag Code to authorize Mayors
to order the lowering of U.S. flags to half-staff on public property to
honor the death of local public safety officers and other deserving public
servants.
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