HB0044SW001

1 Page 1-line 1 Delete "an application for". 2 3 Page 1-line 2 Delete "transfer time zones" and insert 4 "observe a time zone". 5 6 Page 1-line 3 Delete "making". 7 8 Page 1-line 4 Delete "legislative findings;". 9 10 Page 1-lines 8 through 15 Delete entirely. 11 12 Pages 2 through 4 Delete entirely and insert: 13 14 "Section 1. W.S. 8-4-115 is created to read: 15 16 8-4-115. Mountain daylight time. 17 18 (a) The year-round observed time of the entire state of 19 Wyoming and all of the state's political subdivisions is mountain 20 daylight time. Wyoming exempts all areas of the state from mountain 21 standard time. 22 23 (b) As used in this section: 24 25 (i) "Mountain daylight time" means the period during a 26 year when mountain standard time is advanced one (1) hour in 27 accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 260a;" 28 29 (ii) "Mountain standard time" means the observed time 30 assigned to the mountain time zone in 15 U.S.C. § 261. 31 32 Section 2. 33 34 (a) This act is effective on the first Sunday of November 35 following the day on which both of the following have occurred: 36 37 (i) Legislation enacted by the United States congress 38 goes into effect to amend 15 U.S.C. § 260a to authorize states to 39 observe daylight saving time year-round; and 40 41 (ii) Not fewer than four (4) western states, including 42 Wyoming, pass legislation to place all or a portion of those states 43 on year-round daylight time, regardless of the time zone. 44

1 1 (b) The governor shall inform the management council of the 2 legislature in writing of the date this bill takes effect in 3 accordance with this section. 4 5 (c) As used in this section, "western states" means the 6 states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 7 Dakota, Utah and Wyoming." DRISKILL

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