Proposed change for new U. S. law

[Arthur David Olson]

Below find my proposed change to the "northamerica" file to reflect new U. S.
law.

				--ado

------- northamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta1562	Tue Aug  9 09:29:26 2005
--- /tmp/getb1562	Tue Aug  9 09:29:26 2005
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*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)northamerica	7.75
  # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
  
  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)northamerica	7.76
  # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
  
  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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*** 116,130 ****
  Rule	US	1942	only	-	Feb	9	2:00	1:00	W # War
  Rule	US	1945	only	-	Aug	14	23:00u	1:00	P # Peace
  Rule	US	1945	only	-	Sep	30	2:00	0	S
! Rule	US	1967	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
  Rule	US	1967	1973	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1974	only	-	Jan	6	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1976	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
! Rule	US	1987	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
! # <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:h.r.00177:">
! # H.R.177
! # </a> (introduced 1999-01-06) would change April to March in the above rule.
  
  # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
  # ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967.
--- 116,129 ----
  Rule	US	1942	only	-	Feb	9	2:00	1:00	W # War
  Rule	US	1945	only	-	Aug	14	23:00u	1:00	P # Peace
  Rule	US	1945	only	-	Sep	30	2:00	0	S
! Rule	US	1967	2006	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
  Rule	US	1967	1973	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1974	only	-	Jan	6	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1975	only	-	Feb	23	2:00	1:00	D
  Rule	US	1976	1986	-	Apr	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
! Rule	US	1987	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
! Rule	US	2007	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	2:00	1:00	D
! Rule	US	2007	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	0	S
  
  # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
  # ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967.
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*** 202,209 ****
  # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation
  # "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas.
  # See the file "australasia".
  
- 
  # US eastern time, represented by New York
  
  # Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,
--- 201,227 ----
  # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation
  # "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas.
  # See the file "australasia".
+  
+ # From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09
+ # The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08.
+ #
+ # H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.
+ #   (a) Amendment- Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15
+ #   U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended--
+ #     (1) by striking `first Sunday of April' and inserting `second
+ #     Sunday of March'; and
+ #     (2) by striking `last Sunday of October' and inserting `first
+ #     Sunday of November'.
+ #   (b) Effective Date- Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the
+ #   date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2007, whichever is later.
+ #   (c) Report to Congress- Not later than 9 months after the effective
+ #   date stated in subsection (b), the Secretary shall report to Congress
+ #   on the impact of this section on energy consumption in the United
+ #   States.
+ #   (d) Right to Revert- Congress retains the right to revert the
+ #   Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedules once the
+ #   Department study is complete.
  
  # US eastern time, represented by New York
  
  # Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, most of Florida,