On 2014-02-12 03:53 PM, Richard Clark wrote:
Back in the 1974 oil crisis the US made an 'emergency' change to its
DST schedual. I don't recall the legal mechanism used. It was likely
an executive order from the President.
Is was an act of Congress - the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy
Conservation Act of 1973
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=4073
It was signed December 15, 1973, to go into effect January 6, 1974.
The recent one in 2007, as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005
Passed July 29, 2005, Daylight in effect March 11, 2007
-Brooks
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