Senate Joint Resolution 19
Whereas the Legislative
Assembly has declared that the immediate economic strategies of the state are
to focus on strategies and investments that maximize the economic benefit to
the state of the global shift to an economy driven by information, science and
technology and to focus on industries and companies that make significant use
of the high-capacity telecommunications, science and technology-related
manufacturing processes or knowledge transfer typical of these emerging
economic sectors; and
Whereas the Legislative
Assembly has declared that it is the goal of this state to promote access to
broadband services for all Oregonians in order to improve the economy in
Whereas the Legislative
Assembly has found that the improvement, expansion and new construction of the
state’s telecommunications infrastructure provides the basic framework for
continuing and expanding economic activity in this state, thereby providing
jobs and economic opportunity for the people of Oregon; and
Whereas the Internet and
Internet Protocol networks and technologies are emerging as an infrastructure
necessary for the conduct of commerce and communication and necessary to
establish and maintain Oregon’s global competitiveness; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the
Legislative Assembly of the State of
It is the policy of the
State of Oregon to promote, facilitate and encourage activities, projects and
businesses that improve Oregon’s Internet Protocol network infrastructure,
performance and connectivity to the Internet backbone network and World Wide
Web for the benefit of Oregon’s commercial, educational, governmental and
individual users.
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 4, 2007
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