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This Concurrent Resolution urges the United States Congress to pass a law that would permit states to make daylight saving time permanent. Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks by one hour during warmer months, and proponents argue it saves energy, reduces traffic accidents, and lowers crime rates. The resolution points out that while federal law, specifically the Uniform Time Act of 1966, gives the U.S. Secretary of Transportation authority over time standards and allows for time zone changes, it does not provide a mechanism for states to request permanent daylight saving time. Therefore, this resolution is a formal request from the Kentucky General Assembly to the federal government to create such a pathway.