First Substitute H.C.R. 6

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 3:36 PM by kholt. -->

Representative Chad E. Bennion proposes the following substitute bill:

1 RESOLUTION OPPOSING INTERNET ACCESS
2 TAXES
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Chad E. Bennion
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor urges Utah's
10 congressional delegation to vote for an extension of the Internet tax moratorium.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 . urges the members of the United States Senate and the United States House of
14 Representatives representing the state of Utah to vote for a clean, permanent, and
15 technologically neutral extension of the Internet tax moratorium.
16 Special Clauses:
17 None
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19 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
20 WHEREAS, in 1998 Congress enacted, and in 2001 extended, the Internet Tax
21 Freedom Act in order to protect consumers that used the Internet and encourage more
22 individuals h AND BUSINESSES h to access the Internet;
23 WHEREAS, the legislation eliminated taxes on Internet access, h POTENTIAL h double
23a taxation of a
24 product or service bought over the Internet, and discriminatory taxes that treated Internet
25 purchases differently from other types of sales;

26 WHEREAS, the moratorium on Internet access taxes h [ led to ] ENABLED h the rapid growth
26a of the
27 Internet, which in turn brought good economic news;
28 WHEREAS, in an age on innovation, the medium of the Internet is sparking a sharp
29 increase in entrepreneurship and opportunity, the likes of which have not been seen since the
30 beginning of the Industrial Revolution;
31 WHEREAS, enacting a tax on Internet access will do significant damage to the United
32 States economy and h POTENTIALLY h decrease the standard of living for all Americans; and
33 WHEREAS, on September 17, 2003, the United States House of Representatives
34 unanimously passed a permanent ban on all Internet access taxes:
35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
36 Governor concurring therein, urge Utah's congressional delegation to pass a clean, permanent,
37 and technologically neutral extension of the Internet h ACCESS h tax moratorium.
38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the members of
39 Utah's congressional delegation.

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