June 18, 2007

Resolution #99: Urging Support for a Temporary Extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act urges all members of Congress: (1) to cosponsor and support the enactment of legislation that would extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act for 4 years, clarify the definition of “Internet access” to make clear that the moratorium on state and local taxes only applies to the service that connects a user to the Internet and not the goods or services sold over the Internet, and extend the grandfather clause that protects state and local governments that had taxes on Internet access before the original law passed; and (2) to oppose legislation that would make the moratorium on state and local taxes permanent.

Resolution #100: Urging the Repeal of the Local Government Withholding Provisions (Section 511) in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 calls on Congress to immediately repeal the withholding requirements of the act, that are currently scheduled to go into effect in 2011 and will require governments that spend more than $100 million annually on outside contracts to withhold 3 percent from all payments for goods and services and remit such payments to the federal government.

Resolution #91: Increasing the Federal Role in the Assessment, Development and Financing of Critical National Infrastructure urges Congress: to make our nation’s infrastructure a top funding priority; to immediately address the country’s infrastructure financing gap by extending to all infrastructure projects those federal policy options that encourage public-private partnerships and stimulate greater private sector investment; to enact legislation requiring full federal funding of federally-imposed mandates on state and local infrastructure projects; and to enact legislation requiring federal agencies to systematically report on and update critical infrastructure needs.

Resolution #86: Formation of a Federal Tax Policy for Energy Independence, Clean Technology Development and Climate Protection calls on Congress to pass comprehensive tax legislation that provides: new and/or increased tax preferences for the development and application of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including but not limited to alternative energy technologies such as wind, solar and biomass; energy retrofits for industrial and commercial buildings and homes; alternative transportation fuel technologies such as hybrid, electric and hydrogen cars, trucks, and buses; and development incentives for public transportation and mass transit systems.

Resolution #53: Urging Support for the Preserve America Act of 2007 expresses support for the general goals in the Preserve America Act (H.R. 610), specifically for the creation of a Historic Homeownership Rehabilitation Tax Credit and the expansion of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit as outlined in the bill.

Resolution #101: Funding the 2010 Census urges the President and Congress to support adequate funding of the 2010 census so that: necessary planning can continue; adjustments can be made to more accurately identify and count all segments of a city’s population, including low-income individuals; and federal funds supporting low-income populations can be more accurately allocated among state and local communities.

Resolution #80: Using the Tax Code to Help Low-Income Families Develop Assets urges Congress to adopt specific reforms in the federal tax code so that the benefits available to lower-income families will be increased, simplified and made easier to access.

Resolution #102: Reauthorizing the New Market Tax Credit Program calls on Congress to enact a long-term reauthorization of the New Markets Tax Credit program, which provides incentives for private sector financing of a broad range of local development activities in economically distressed communities; and include in any future program a special consideration for applications that involve local governments as a lead or integral partner.

Resolution #103: Urging Support for the Dollar Wi$e Program encourages all mayors and cities to: participate in the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Dollar Wi$e Campaign on a year-round basis; participate in Dollar Wi$e Week (September 24 – 29, 2007) by organizing and sponsoring events that assist their citizens in understanding the importance of wise financial management, by encouraging parents and families to help their children open savings accounts; and urge the federal government to support the expansion of programs designed to help citizens become more financially literate.

Resolution #104: Revising the Federal Definition of Poverty urges the federal government to revise the formula for calculating the federal poverty line so that it better reflects the amount that families must earn to meet the cost of basic daily life, taking into account such factors as the cost of food, housing, transportation, health care, and child care.

Resolution #105: Supporting Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007 urges the passage of the Filipino Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 760), which would restore full veteran benefits to Filipino veterans who served in the military on behalf of the United States in World War II.

Resolution #85: Providing Comparable Incentive for the Development of Renewable Energy by Public Entities urges Congress to: continue to appropriate funds for the Renewable Energy Production Incentive program; extend the Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) program for multiple years beyond 2008; and eliminate the volume cap on the CREB program as well as modify the allocation methodology to create more parity among large and small renewable projects.

Resolution # 79: Increasing the Minimum Wage urges Congress to pass legislation increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour.

Resolution #48: Increase Working Families’ Financial Literacy and Access to Banking Services urges governments and the private sector to make financial literacy education available to working families, and to work together to make more bank branches and responsible bank products available to families and individuals in underserved communities.