1. Standard time. The standard time for the State is the time as determined by 15 United States Code, Sections 260 to 267 except that the standard time year-round for the State is the time commonly known as eastern daylight time or eastern daylight saving time, referred to in this section as eastern daylight time, if: A. Federal law permits the year-round observation of eastern daylight time; and [PL 2019, c. 268, §1 (NEW).] B. All the states in the eastern time zone and the District of Columbia observe eastern daylight time year-round. [PL 2019, c. 268, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 268, §1 (NEW).] 2. Secretary of State to monitor and provide public notice. The Secretary of State shall monitor whether the conditions under subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been met and provide public notice when each has been met. When both conditions under subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been met, the Secretary of State shall issue a public notice announcing the effective date of year-round eastern daylight time as established in subsection 3. [PL 2019, c. 268, §1 (NEW).] 3. Effective date. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective immediately upon the fulfillment of both conditions in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B if the State is observing eastern daylight time on the date both conditions are met. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective on the next start date of eastern daylight time after both conditions in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B have been met if the State is not observing eastern daylight time on the date both of the conditions are met. [PL 2019, c. 268, §1 (NEW).]
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