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IN HCR0011
Concurrent Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Peggy Welch
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AI Summary
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Petitions the United States Department of Transportation to hold public hearings on relocating the entire state of Indiana to the Central Time Zone under the Uniform Time Act of 1966
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Indiana is currently split between the Central Time Zone and Eastern Time Zone, which the resolution seeks to unify
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Establishes Central Time Zone as the proposed "default" time zone placement for Indiana to normalize daylight and darkness hours for most residents
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Preserves the ability of individual Indiana counties to separately petition for placement in the Eastern Time Zone under federal procedures
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Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to send a certified copy of the resolution to the Secretary of Transportation as an official petition from the 117th Indiana General Assembly
Legislative Description
Petitioning US DOT to hold hearing to place all of Indiana in Central Time Zone.
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/11/2011