[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4212 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4212

To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of the effects of 
         year-round daylight saving time on fossil fuel usage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2002

  Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of the effects of 
         year-round daylight saving time on fossil fuel usage.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY.

    The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study of the effects of 
year-round daylight saving time on fossil fuel usage. The study shall 
examine the effects if the entire United States were to adopt year-
round daylight saving time, and the effects on each major region of the 
country separately. Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a 
report of the findings of the study.
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