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.-~" . . COUNTY OF HAWAII TATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTIONNO.~ SUPPORTING THEPROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT. WHEREAS, as a massive global network spanning not only state but international . borders, the Internet and the related provision of online services and Internet access are matters irivolving interstate and foreigri COlnmerce withiiithe jurisdiction of the United States Congress; and:""" WHEREAS, since the tax laws and regulations of many jurisdictions were established long before the advent of the Internet, their application to this ~ew medium in unintended and unpredictable ways may be an unacceptable burden on the nation's interstate and foreign commerce; and , ., , . WHEREAS, a consistent and coherent national policy regarding taxation of electronic commerce conducted over the Internet can best be achieved by encouraging a cooperative solution among federal, state, and local levels of government; and WHEREAS, U.S. Representative Christopher Cox has drafted a newlnternettaxbill that would be offered as a substitute amendment to the Iriternet Tax Freedom Act(HR 1054); and WHEREAS, the new bill would impose athree~year moratorium on collecting six specific types of state and local taxes which directly affect electronic commerce; and WHEREAS, the bill would establish a Commission on Internet Commerce to examine a number of issues involving sales and use taxes on remote commerce (catalog and Internet transactions) and submit proposed legislation to the President ofthe United States; and WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties (NACo) has endorsed the substitute amendment to the Internet Tax Freedom Act (HRI054). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEHbythe Council of the County of Hawai'i that it supports the proposed amendment to the Internet Tax Freedom Act and NACo's endorsement of . the ~endment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council's rep~esentativeon the Executive Committee of the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) be authorized to vote for HSAC's support of the proposed amendment to the Internet Tax Freedom Act and NACo's endorsement of it; and .