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3. That it is the policy of the Commonwealth that, where practical, local cigarette stamping and tax collection is encouraged to be accomplished through regional cigarette tax boards modeled on the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board. Recognizing that the current system of stamping and tax collection is antiquated and places a burden on wholesalers and distributors, the Department of Taxation shall establish a task force to develop methods for modernizing the system and shall provide assistance as appropriate to localities seeking new regional cigarette tax boards. The task force shall include local government representatives, local commissioners of the revenue, cigarette wholesalers and distributors, and representatives of the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board. The task force shall submit its recommendations to the Virginia General Assembly by November 1, 2021.