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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 6— WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME · SUBCHAPTER IX— STANDARD TIME · § 263

§ 263. Designation of zone standard times

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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, § 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.)
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  • Mar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, § 4
  • 40 Stat. 451
  • Pub. L. 89–387, § 4(c)
  • 80 Stat. 108
  • Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(a)
  • 97 Stat. 1297
  • Pub. L. 106–564, § 1(b)
  • 114 Stat. 2811
  • Pub. L. 106–564
  • Pub. L. 98–181
  • Pub. L. 89–387
  • Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(b)
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§ 263
Designation of zone standard times
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ActMar. 19, 1918, ch. 24, § 4
Stat.40 Stat. 451
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–387, § 4(c)
Stat.80 Stat. 108
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–181, title II, § 2003(a)
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