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6 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE URGING CONGRESS TO END
7 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BY THE SECOND SUNDAY IN OCTOBER, OR TO ALLOW
8 STATES THE POWER TO DO SO, TO INCREASE SAFETY ON UTAH'S ROADS.
9 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
10 WHEREAS in the last six years, three school children have been struck and killed while
11 walking to school in October during Utah's observance of Mountain Daylight Time;
12 WHEREAS a study of traffic accidents throughout Canada in 1991 and 1992 found an
13 eight percent increase in accidents the Monday after clocks were moved ahead;
14 WHEREAS the same study shows that in the autumn, when clocks are set back and people
15 get an extra hour of sleep, the traffic accident rate declines eight percent;
16 WHEREAS two independent studies of daylight saving time, published by "Sky and
17 Telescope" and "Scientific American," found that it would be best to return to standard time on
18 the last Sunday of September in order to achieve the best use of sunlight and twilight;
19 WHEREAS ending daylight saving time as late as the second Sunday of October would
20 save lives, since most such fatalities tend to occur in middle and late October; and
21 WHEREAS this move would provide more early morning daylight, thus providing a safer
22 commute to school for Utah's children:
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah urge
24 the United States Congress to approve legislation ending daylight saving time by the second
25 Sunday in October, or to pass legislation granting the states power to do so, in order to reduce
26 injury and death.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the
1 United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to the
2 members of Utah's congressional delegation.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-13-97 10:23 AM
A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
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