§ 263. — Designation of zone standard times.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC263]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 6--WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME
SUBCHAPTER IX--STANDARD TIME
Sec. 263. Designation of zone standard times
The standard time of the first zone shall be known and designated as
Atlantic standard time; that of the second zone shall be known and
designated as eastern standard time; that of the third zone shall be
known and designated as central standard time; that of the fourth zone
shall be known and designated as mountain standard time; that of the
fifth zone shall be known and designated as Pacific standard time; that
of the sixth zone shall be known and designated as Alaska standard time;
that of the seventh zone shall be known and designated as Hawaii-
Aleutian 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, Sec. 4, 40 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 89-387, Sec. 4(c),
Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 108; Pub. L. 98-181, title II, Sec. 2003(a),
Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 106-564, Sec. 1(b), Dec. 23, 2000,
114 Stat. 2811.)
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.
Conforming Changes in Time Zone Designations
Section 2003(b) of Pub. L. 98-181 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 considered to be a reference to Alaska standard time.
``(2) Any reference to Alaska-Hawaii standard time in any law,
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States
shall be held and considered to be a reference to Hawaii-Aleutian
standard time.
``(3) Any reference to Bering standard time in any law, regulation,
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be held
and considered to be a reference to Samoa standard time.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 260, 260a, 261, 262, 266,
267 of this title.
