On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 4:47 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
On 03/08/2018 11:51 AM, Paul.Koning@dell.com wrote:
the legislators didn't know they can avoid the "have to ask permission" issue simply by moving the state over one timezone and adopting "standard time all the time"
No, as they need to ask Steven G. Bradbury first.
Who's Steven G. Bradbury, you ask? Changing timezones requires permission from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who typically follows the recommendation of the USDOT General Counsel, who is currently Steven G. Bradbury. This sort of thing was last done in 2007, for Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, and Dubois Counties in Indiana. See:
https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/procedure-moving- area-one-time-zone-another
15 USC 260 A http://timezonereport.com/?page_id=313 The bottom line here is that a state (or other political subdivision — see the Wayne County, KY reference below) can only: - Opt out of DST - If not opted out of DST, you must advance an hour starting on the second Sunday of March and ending on the first Sunday in November. - Petition the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and request a change of time zone designation. ----- I don't actually see permanent DST on that list. Atlantic Time seems (to me) to go well with Florida's brand. Regards Marshall