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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. _____
1 2 BY ANGELO
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting that the United
1 4 States Congress adopt daylight saving time as the
1 5 national standard of keeping time throughout the
1 6 year.
1 7 WHEREAS, various studies of governmental and
1 8 nongovernmental agencies indicate that daylight saving
1 9 time over an expanded period would produce a
1 10 significant energy savings in electrical power
1 11 consumption; and
1 12 WHEREAS, daylight saving time may yield energy
1 13 savings in other areas besides electrical power
1 14 consumption; and
1 15 WHEREAS, daylight saving time over an expanded
1 16 period could serve as an incentive for further energy
1 17 conservation by individuals, companies, and the
1 18 various governmental entities at all levels of
1 19 government, and that such energy conservation efforts
1 20 could lead to greatly expanded energy savings; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the use of daylight saving time over an
1 22 expanded period could have other beneficial effects on
1 23 the public interest, including the reduction in crime,
1 24 improved traffic safety, more daylight outdoor
1 25 playtime for the children and youth of our state,
1 26 greater utilization of parks and recreation areas,
1 27 expanded economic opportunity through extension of
1 28 daylight hours to peak shopping hours and through
1 29 extension of domestic office hours to periods of
1 30 greater overlap with the European Economic Community;
2 1 NOW THEREFORE,
2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 3 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Congress of the
2 4 United States reevaluate the practice of a time change
2 5 in the spring and fall and take all necessary steps to
2 6 amend the United States Code and permanently adopt the
2 7 time established by 15 U.S.C. } 260a, commonly known
2 8 as daylight saving time, as the national standard time
2 9 for the entire year.
2 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
2 11 resolution be forwarded to the President of the United
2 12 States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House
2 13 of Representatives, and members of the Iowa
2 14 congressional delegation.
2 15 LSB 1759SS 79
2 16 ta/pj/5
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