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Home My WebLink About7219 (Res)• • RESOLUTION NO. 7219 RESOLUTION OPPOSING SENATE FILE 66 (aka THE GOLDWATER CATV DEREGULATION BILL), AND URGING THE DEFEAT OF ANY COMPANION PROPOSAL IN THE U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WHEREAS, Cable held easements WHEREAS, Cable not a national Television is a local system using municipal property and municipally over private property; and Television is, by its nature and by virtue of public need, a local, communications medium; and WHEREAS, local and state governments have been successful in providing a reasonable regulatory framework for the full development of Cable Television to serve local consumers; and WHEREAS, there has been no showing of any overriding national interest in Cable Television which cannot be accommodated within the present system of state/local regulation; and WHEREAS, we assert that governmental powers are best exercised at the local level unless an overwhelming national interest cannot be fulfilled by state and local governments; and WHEREAS, S. 66 (aka The Goldwater Bill) strips state and local governments of most authority they now have to secure good Cable Television service for their communities and their constituents, to the harm of both. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Stillwater that: 1. There is no justification for the Federal Government to preempt state and local authority over Cable Television. 2. Powers to regulate local systems are best exercised by local units of government. 3. S. 66 (aka The Goldwater Bill) is an unjustified and unwise intrusion of Federal Government in a local manner. 4. The Stillwater City Council calls on all members of the U. S. house of Representa- tives to protect and preserve presently held State and local authority to assure that local Cable Television systems satisfy local community interest. 5. Copies of this Resolution be circulated to all members of Congress and other interested parties. Adopted by the City Council this 16th day of August, 1983 Published: August 23, 1983 Attest: J ,2. City Clerk V a • • •