H.B. 199

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ELIMINATION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Jim Nielson
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill exempts the state from the observance of daylight saving time.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . defines terms;
13 . exempts the state from the federal law requiring observance of daylight saving time;
14 and
15 . mandates the state observe mountain standard time throughout the year.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 This bill takes effect on January 1, 2013.
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 63G-1-701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 63G-1-701 is enacted to read:
26 Part 7. Time Standardization
27 63G-1-701. Exemption from daylight saving time -- Time zone observance.

28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) "Daylight saving time" means the period during a year when the observed time of
30 day is advanced one hour according to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a.
31 (b) "Mountain standard time" means coordinated universal time retarded by seven
32 hours, which is the standard time designated by 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261 as the time zone in which
33 the state is situated.
34 (2) (a) The state is exempt from the provisions of 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a, which:
35 (i) establish the observance of daylight saving time; and
36 (ii) authorize a state to exempt itself from the requirement to observe daylight saving
37 time.
38 (b) The entire state, and all of its political subdivisions, shall observe mountain
39 standard time at all times during a year.
40 Section 2. Effective date.
41 This bill takes effect on January 1, 2013.




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as of 6-7-11 10:41 AM

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