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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 22, 2012

Madam Speaker:

    The Public Utilities and Technology Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.J.R. 14, JOINT RESOLUTION URGING PASSAGE OF THE MARKET EQUITY ACT OF 2011 AND THE MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT, by Representative S. Eliason, with the following amendments:

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             25      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          

  WHEREAS, passage of H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, currently before the United States House of Representatives, and S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act, currently before the United States Senate, is a vital component to strengthening states rights, as states like Utah are currently unable to enforce the collection of certain sales taxes;

    WHEREAS, passage of H.B. 3179 and S. 1832 would, if the Legislature of the state of Utah chose, enable the state to broaden the base and lower the rate on sales tax collections;  
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States established in its 1992, Quill v.

             27      North Dakota decision that states cannot, of their own accord, require out-of-state retailers to

    Respectfully,

    Michael E. Noel
    Committee Chair
Voting: 5-2-4
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