HM 1273

1	House Memorial
2	A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging
3	Congress to support the repeal of Section 511 of the Tax
4	Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
5	(TIPRA), which requires governments with annual spending
6	in excess of $100 million to withhold a 3-percent federal
7	tax on payments made for certain goods and services.
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9	WHEREAS, state purchasing officials serve the public
10	interest and are charged with maximizing the value of every tax
11	dollar expended, and
12	WHEREAS, the unfunded mandate in Section 511 of Public Law
13	109-222, 25 U.S.C. s. 342(t), will result in additional
14	expenditures of human and budgetary capital to achieve agency
15	compliance, and
16	WHEREAS, an increase in operating costs would result in
17	significant reductions of support for critical services to the
18	citizens of the State of Florida, and
19	WHEREAS, implementation of the unfunded mandate in Section
20	511 of Public Law 109-222, 25 U.S.C. s. 342(t), will result in
21	the diluted value of the taxpayer dollar, and
22	WHEREAS, the requirement of a 3-percent withholding not
23	only places a substantial burden on state and local governments,
24	it is detrimental to the small businesses that are the backbone
25	of Florida's economy, NOW, THEREFORE,
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27	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29	That the Congress of the United States is urged to repeal
30	the unfunded mandate in Section 511 of Public Law 109-222, 25
31	U.S.C. s. 342(t), including the passage of legislation to repeal
32	this requirement as reflected in H.R. 275 and S. 292 of the
33	111th Congress.
34	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
35	dispatched to the President of the United States, to the
36	President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the
37	United States House of Representatives, and to each member of
38	the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.

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