"ICSC believes that all goods, regardless if they are purchasedover the Internet, via catalog or in traditional retail stores,should be subject to the same state and local taxationrequirements," Bucksbaum told Congress.

Congress has imposed a moratorium on Internet taxes, which isdue to expire in October of next year. And a Supreme Court rulinghas held that remote merchants are not required to collect state orlocal taxes in places where they have no physical presence.Bucksbaum, and other shopping center owners, are urging Congress topass legislation that requires states and localities to collecttaxes from remote retailers.

Seperately, Bucksbaum told Globest.com that he sees furtherconsolidation ahead for the shopping center REIT sector in the wakeof last week's mega-acquisitions. Rodamco agreed to a deal valuingUrban Shopping Centers at $3.4 billion, while CBL Associates Inc.acquired the shopping center asserts of Richard E. Jacobs Group for$1.225 billion.