Meeting NotesFederal Issues Committee
Marriott Hotel
San Carlos Room II – Mezzanine Level
Monterey, CA
Thursday, January 18, 2007
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
*Please Note: Only the C.A.R. Board of Directors may take action on behalf of the California Association of REALTORS®; not individual committees. The Summary of Action Items for the Board of Directors may be found at http://www.car.org/index.php?id=MzcwNDc=The archive section for each committee, including meeting materials for each committee, may be found at https://www.car.org/index.php?id=MjMy. Set out below is a summary of Federal Issues Committee activity, including the additional action on those items (if any) by other C.A.R. bodies.
CALL TO ORDER
The Chair convened the meeting of the Federal Issues Committee at 3:00 PM.
ACTION ITEM - Retirement Visa
A motion was made and seconded:
That C.A.R. recommends to NAR that NAR not pursue the issue of creating a new U.S. retirement visa designation.
Federal Issues Committee: Approved
ExecutiveCommittee: Approved
Board of Directors: Amended & Approved the motion to read:
That C.A.R. recommends to NAR that NAR continue to explore the issue of creating a new U.S. retirement visa designation.
ACTION ITEM - Data Privacy
A motion was made and seconded:
That C.A.R., in conjunction with NAR, pursue a small business exclusion in any federal data privacy legislation and oppose federal preemption of state privacy laws.
Federal Issues Committee: Approved
Executive Committee: Approved
Board of Directors: Approved
ACTION ITEM - Net Neutrality
A motion was made and seconded:
That C.A.R., in conjunction with NAR, adopta neutral position on proposed net neutrality provisions in any federal telecommunictions legislation.
Federal Issues Committee: Approved
Executive Committee: Approved
Board of Directors: Approved
Tax-based incentivesfor employer-assisted housing
The following motion originating from the Taxation Committee was brought forward to the Federal Issue Committee:
That C.A.R., in conjunction with NAR, support income tax-based incentives for employer-assisted housing as part of a housing affordability strategy.
Taxation Committee: Approved
Federal Issues Committee: Approved
Executive Committee: Approved
Board of Directors: Approved
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM
