Resolution #49: Supporting Low Power FM Radio conveys the strong support of The U.S. Conference of Mayors for the Federal Communications Commission’s Low Power Radio initiative and calls upon the Congress and the Administration to resist efforts to limit or overturn FCC’s plan through legislation or other means.

Resolution #50: Support the Enforcement of Online Privacy Measures for Companies and the FTC Concerning the Collection of Personal Information urges support for the implementation of legislation that would set forth: strong enforcement measures for the FTC and companies involved in e-commerce concerning the online collection of personal information and enforcement of industry selfregulatory "safe harbors" guidelines; provide Americans with comprehensive consumer privacy protections and FTC efforts in developing comprehensive regulations that will protect American’s children who use new technology and the Internet; and implement programs that would educate those companies that are unclear about the importance of consumer privacy and create incentives for further progress toward effective, widespread implementation.

Resolution #51: Renewing Rail in America urges the Congress and the Administration, including the U.S. Department of Transportation and its modal agencies, to undertake a specific assessment of the range of measures and resources that could be called upon to increase investment in intercity and intracity rail systems, calls upon the Congress and the Administration to fully fund existing program authorizations (i.e. new start program and mag lev program) under TEA-21 to increase regional and local rail investment by 50 percent and fund the $950 million provided to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the magnetic levitation demonstration project, and calls upon the Congress and the Administration to make the necessary changes to TEA-21 and any successor reauthorization to make intercity and intracity rail investments eligible under the TEA-21 core programs (i.e., NHS and STP).

Resolution #63: Rebuilding Urban Highway Infrastructure urges the Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to examine methods and subsequently adopt policy and legislative reforms to help communities secure TEA-21 funds and other resources for highway reconstruction projects, which might result in reduced highway capacity through the right-sizing of the facility, including, if necessary, amendments to TEA-21.

Resolution #64: Opposing the Federal Rail Administration’s Proposed Rule to Implement Nationwide Sounding of Train Horns concurs that the Federal Railroad Administration’s rule to implement nationwide sounding of train whistles should be significantly modified, or should be amended through appropriate legislation, and that such changes should preserve the ability of a community to establish an enforceable quiet zone where whistles are not sounded and add actual value to existing state and local grade crossing safety programs.

Resolution #65: Border Transportation Infrastructure and U.S. Cities calls upon federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, to consult with, and involve and respect the views and concerns of mayors of border cities in planning and funding border transportation infrastructure projects and calls upon Congress to authorize and fund federal agencies and programs that will address the causes of border transportation congestion as cited in the General Accounting Office study.

Resolution #66: Supporting Commercialization of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Markets conveys the support of The U.S. Conference of Mayors for the commercial space transportation industry by encouraging members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to support federal loan guarantees for the commercialization of space access.                        

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