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The Panhandle and Plains sections of Texas and Oklahoma are transferred to and placed within the United States standard central-time zone.
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**(a) In general** For the purpose of establishing the standard time of the United States, the territory of the United States shall be divided into nine zones in the manner provided in this section. Except as provided in [section 260a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section260a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the standard time of the first zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by 4 hours; that of the second zone retarded by 5 hours; that of the third zone retarded by 6 hours; that of the fourth zone retarded by 7 hours; that of the fifth zone retarded 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “by”. 8 hours; that of the sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that of the seventh zone retarded by 10 hours; that of the eighth zone retarded by 11 hours; and that of the ninth zone shall be Coordinated Universal Time advanced by 10 hours. The limits of each zone shall be defined by an order of the Secretary of Transportation, having regard for the convenience of commerce and the existing junction points and division points of common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, and any such order may be modified from time to time. As used in sections 261 to 264 of this title, the term “interstate or foreign commerce” means commerce between a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States and any place outside thereof. **(b) Coordinated Universal Time defined** In this section, the term “Coordinated Universal Time” means the time scale maintained through the General Conference of Weights and Measures and interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy.
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Subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5 shall apply to all proceedings under this Act, sections 261 to 264 of this title, and [section 265 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section265&num=0&edition=prelim).
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It is the policy of the United States to promote the adoption and observance of uniform time within the standard time zones prescribed by sections 261 to 264 of this title, as modified by [section 265 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section265&num=0&edition=prelim). To this end the Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed to foster and promote widespread and uniform adoption and observance of the same standard of time within and throughout each such standard time zone.
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**(a) Duration of period; State exemption** During the period commencing at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November of each year, the standard time of each zone established by sections 261 to 264 of this title, as modified by [section 265 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section265&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be advanced one hour and such time as so advanced shall for the purposes of such sections 261 to 264, as so modified, be the standard time of such zone during such period; however, (1) any State that lies entirely within one time zone may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if that law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable during that period, and (2) any State with parts thereof in more than one time zone may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within any time zone. **(b) State laws superseded** It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress by this section to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in this section. **(c) Violations; enforcement** For any violation of the provisions of this section the Secretary of Transportation or his duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for the district in which such violation occurs for the enforcement of this section; and such court shall have jur
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Page 649 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 265 tian standard time; that of the eighth zone shall be known and designated as Samoa standard time; and that of the ninth zone shall be known as Chamorro standard time. (Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, § 4, 40 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 89–387, § 4(c), Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 108; Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 106–564, § 1(b), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2811.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Pub. L. 106–564 struck out ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘that of the eighth’’ and inserted before period at end ‘‘; and that of the ninth zone shall be known as Chamorro standard time’’. 1983—Pub. L. 98–181 substituted ‘‘Alaska’’ for ‘‘Yukon’’, ‘‘Hawaii-Aleutian’’ for ‘‘Alaska-Hawaii’’, and ‘‘Samoa’’ for ‘‘Bering’’. 1966—Pub. L. 89–387 added Atlantic standard time as first zone designation; redesignated as eastern standard time, central standard time, mountain standard time and Pacific standard time for second through fifth zones former designation of United States standard eastern time, United States standard central time, United States standard mountain time and United States standard Pacific time for former zones one through four; added Yukon standard time as sixth zone designation; redesignated as Alaska-Hawaii standard time for seventh zone former designation of United States standard Alaska time for fifth zone; and added Bering standard time as eighth zone designation. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CONFORMING CHANGES IN TIME ZONE DESIGNATIONS Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(b), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1297, provided that: ‘‘(1) Any reference to Yukon standard time in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be held and considere
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