Maine Revised Statutes Title 1. General Provisions § 151. Standard time

1. Standard time. The standard time for the State is the time as determined by 15 United States Code, Sections 260 to 267 except that the standard time year-round for the State is the time commonly known as eastern daylight time or eastern daylight saving time, referred to in this section as “eastern daylight time,” if federal law or regulation permits the year-round observation of daylight time.

2. Secretary of State to monitor and provide public notice. The Secretary of State shall monitor whether the condition under subsection 1 has been met. When the condition under subsection 1 has been met, the Secretary of State shall issue a public notice announcing the effective date of year-round eastern daylight time as established in subsection 3.

3. Effective date. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective immediately upon the fulfillment of the condition in subsection 1 if the State is observing eastern daylight time on the date the condition is met. Year-round eastern daylight time is effective on the next start date of eastern daylight time after the condition in subsection 1 has been met if the State is not observing eastern daylight time on the date the condition is met.