HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 275 Draft 01 1996-1998
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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;
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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 .
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk is directed to transmit certified copies of
this Resolution to members ofHa~aii's COllgressi()nal delegation and the President of HSAC.
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Dated at Hilo, Hawai'i this 16th day of . June
, 1998.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAW AI'I
ROLLCALL VOTE
COUNTY COUNCIL .
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by.theCOUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on June 16. 1998.
ATTEST:
A
COUNTY CLER
AYES NOES ABS. EX
ARAKAKI X
CHUNG X
LEITHEAD-TODD X
RAY.. X
REYNOLDS X
SANTANGELO X
SMITH . X
TYLER X
YAGONG X
9 0 0 0
C-855/FC-253
Reference
RESOLUTION NO.
275
98