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          |SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES        |       2001-2002 Regular |
          |                                 |Session                  |
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          SENATOR JOHN BURTON, CHAIRMAN
          _____________________staff analysis
                                                     Fiscal:  No
          Hearing: 01-24-01
                                                     Urgency: No


          BILL NO:   SJR 1X
          AUTHOR:    Karnette
          AMENDED: As Introduced


           SUBJECT  :  Daylight saving time.

           SOURCE  :  Author


           DIGEST  :  This resolution would memorialize the Congress to  
          approve legislation that allows a state to uniformly apply  
          daylight saving time year-round.


           RESOLUTION FINDINGS:  

          1.  The State of California is currently experiencing an  
          energy crisis that endangers commercial and residential  
          energy consumers throughout California.

          2.  Establishing daylight saving time as a uniform  
          year-round time configuration would result in significant  
          reductions in energy use.

          3.  Federal government studies have shown that daylight  
          saving time can reduce energy consumption by approximately  
          1 percent annually.

          4.  The federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 allows states to  
          decline application of daylight saving time and provides  
          states with the option of practicing standard time  
                                                              
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          year-round, but does not allow states to practice daylight  
          saving time year-round.

          5.  California enjoys a temperate climate that would afford  
          greater reductions in energy use by utilizing a year-round  
          daylight saving time plan.

          6.  The State of California could avoid any inconsistencies  
          in time application that would otherwise impact and confuse  
          the broadcasting, rail, airline and motorcoach industries  
          by applying daylight saving time uniformly.

           
          This resolution  finds that the State of California would  
          greatly benefit from having the option of extending  
          daylight saving time year-round and should have at its  
          disposal any and every appropriate tool to triumph during  
          this energy crisis.

           This resolution  respectfully memorializes the Congress of  
          the United States to approve legislation that allows a  
          state to uniformly apply daylight saving time year-round.



          SENATE RULES COMMITTEE:  SK

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