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UF00083701_00068_pdf.txt

MAR 1 7 ma

honorable Barren G. Hagnuaon
Chairman

Comittee on Co-erce
United Statea Ianate
Heahington, D. C.

Dear Ir. Chairman:

Thia ie in response to your requaat of larch 6. 1909 for
our connente on I. ill. a bill which made the Milan: Tine Act
to allow an Option in the adoption of advanced time in certain
0'.

tecauae of the inter'oVernmental inplicationa of the time
uniformity queetion. the entire latter waa placed on the agenda of
the January 23-2, l966 coating of the Advieory Conniaaion on
Intergovernmental Ielationa. the Cheniaaion conaidered three baaic
alternatiVea: (l) retain the lg§;]_ggg; (2) federal lelialation
requirin; unifornity of practice within a State; and (3) Federal
legialetion mandating uniform practice throughout the country. The
Couniaeion without diaeent favored the third oourae.

Suhaequently. the Goumiaaion atrongly eupported Oongreaaional
efforta to eetehliah a national tine uniformity, an that coatly and
often confuain. diaperitiea in governmental policiee in promulgating
lhylight lavinga Iine could be eliminated. The enactment of the

Uniform Time Act of 1966 (l! u.r.c. 260a) went far toward accoupliahing
thia goal.

The propoaed amendment growa out of the experience of the
peat two yeara and appeara to be naceaeary for the eatiafactory
edniniatration of the Act. The record ahowa that in caaee where a
time none line dividea a State. that ltate quite frequently finda
ita weatern and eaatern populatiune diaagreein; ea to whether the
State lesialature ahould act to exempt it. Thia ia aapacially true
in Statea that are aplit between Seatern and Central time. The pro-
poaed amendment. which ia recommended by the Department of Tranapor-
tation. permita. in the ceae of "aplit ltetee." the exemption of the
entire area lying within e given tine Iona.

dunorable atten c. legnuaon
Rage 2

luectnent of 8. 1281 would ptobebly decreaee the number of
State Juriedictiona that night he on Daylight Ievinge Tine between
April and October, thua furthet eaeing the echedulins and timetable
probleue of both the public and ptivete eectore. It eleo uould re-
duce interregiooel conflict within the "eplit Itatee." While the
Advieory Con-union bee taken no epecitlc poeition on thie conduct.
1: eeene cleer thet it ia in harmony with the beeic poeition
enunciated et ita January 23-24. 196 leeting.

He welcome thie opportunity to expreee out viele with re-
apect to 8. 1281.

Iincerely.

terrie Bryant
Chair-en

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Enactment of S. 1281 would probebly decrease the number of State Jurtadictions that might be on IMylight Bavings Tim between April and October, thus further easipg the scheduling and tinietable probleule of both the public and private sectors. It also would reduce interregional conflict witbiti the "split Staten.'' While the Advisory (~mnilsiasion has taken no elecific position on this asiendment, it seems clear tliet it is in harmiony with the basic position enunciated at its Jarluery 23-24, 19% meeting. We welcome this opportunity to expre11e our views with re.spect tu S. 1181. Sincerely, Farris Bryant Chairman