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10 General Description:
11 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor calls for the change of
12 Utah's designated time zone and observance of daylight saving time.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This resolution:
15 ▸ requires the creation and submission of an application to the United States
16 Department of Transportation to permanently change Utah's designated time zone;
17 ▸ calls upon the United States Department of Transportation to approve the state's
18 application to change the designated time zone from mountain standard time to
19 central standard time; and
20 ▸ intends, contingent upon the approval of Utah's application for the state's transfer of
21 designated time zone, that Utah opt out of daylight saving time and observe
22 standard time year round.
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26 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
27 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation is vested with the
28 authority to change the designated time zone of a state under the Uniform Time Act of 1966,
29 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261, if the change is in the "convenience of commerce";
30 WHEREAS, the Legislature and the Governor have determined that it is in the
31 economic and commercial interest of the citizens of Utah to change Utah's designated time
32 zone from mountain standard time to central standard time;
33 WHEREAS, Utah's adoption of central standard time is in the interest of the United
34 States;
35 WHEREAS, the adoption of central standard time would increase, for one hour,
36 daylight in the evening hours;
37 WHEREAS, one extra hour of daylight in the evening will reduce household and
38 commercial energy use, reduce traffic accidents, increase commercial activity, and increase the
39 tax base of Utah and the United States; and
40 WHEREAS, the adoption of central standard time would further provide for the
41 "convenience of commerce," within that term's meaning in the Uniform Time Act of 1966, 15
42 U.S.C. Sec. 261:
43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
44 Governor concurring therein, calls upon and orders the Utah Department of Transportation to
45 create an application, in accordance with the United States Department of Transportation's
46 policies and procedures, to change the state of Utah's designated time zone from its current
47 designation of mountain standard time to central standard time before January 1, 2016, in
48 accordance with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261.
49 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor certify that the
50 application to the United States Department of Transportation that is created under the
51 direction of this concurrent resolution is created and submitted with the approval of, and on
52 behalf of, the Legislature and Governor of this state.
53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor urge the United
54 States Department of Transportation to approve Utah's application to change from the
55 observance of mountain standard time to central standard time.
56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Utah's change from mountain standard time to
57 central standard time would further provide for the "convenience of commerce," within that
58 term's meaning in the Uniform Time Act of 1966, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261.
59 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval of the application to the United
60 States Department of Transportation, Utah shall adopt and observe central standard time.
61 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon Utah's adoption of central standard time, the
62 state shall be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Time Act of 1966, 15 U.S.C. Sec.
63 260a, commonly referred to as daylight saving time.
64 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Secretary of
65 the United States Department of Transportation, the Utah Department of Transportation, and
66 the members of Utah's congressional delegation.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-2-15 9:04 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel