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8A Page 5 Background Earlier this year, in both the House and the Senate, bills were introduced - H.R. 743 (Eshoo- Calif.), H.R. 1077 (Campbell-Calif.) and S. 156 (Wyden-Ore.) -- that would make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. In the Senate, however, another proposal has emerged, 5.1453 (Carper-Del.), which would extend the Internet Moratorium for four more years. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has signed on as a co-sponsor of S. 1453. The hearing next week will be the first in the House to address the Internet Moratorium. The League will continue to monitor the issue as it develops. Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission Meeting Set for July 27 The next meeting of the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission will take place on Friday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of California, San Diego. The focus of this meeting will be on providing for the pension and health care needs of California's school employees. City officials interested in following the commission's work on post--employment benefits are encouraged to attend. The commission was established by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of Executive Order 8-25-06. Its goal is to propose ways to address unfunded post-employment benefits. By Jan. 1, 2008, the commission must send a report to the Governor and Legislature that will: . Identify the full amount of post-employment health care and dental benefits for which California govemments are liable and which remain unfunded. . Evaluate and compare various approaches for addressing governments' unfunded retirement health care and pension obligations. . Propose a plan to address governments' unfunded retirement health care and pension obligations. The commission includes 12 members. Six, including the chairperson, were appointed by the Governor, three were appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nunez, and three were appointed by the Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata. A full listing of the commissioners is located at www.pebc.ca.Qov/commissioners.html. For more information on the meeting, contact Ashley Snee Giovannettone at (916) 869-9419. U.S. Communities Launches 'Go Green' Initiative U.S. Communities/Green is now offering public agencies and nonprofits direct access to "green" products and services, making it the one-stop- source for public agency access to a broad line of environmentally-certifled products and services. U.S. Communities/Green has identified numerous items - from Energy Star to Green Seal- in its contracts that meet third-party environmental certification standards to help public agencies meet their responsible procurement needs. For more information, visit the Green program Web site at www.uscommunities.or%pa/arean. By aggregating the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide, U.S. Communities - the national purchasing alliance co-sponsored by the League of California Cities - gives cities and other public agencies access to publicly bid products and services as very deep discoUnts, saving both time and money. More than 270 cities in California use one or more of the master contracts available through U.S. Communities. This new green feature on the Web site allows you to search and find thousands of environmentally responsible products available through U.S. Communities contracts. 5