1961 to 2000 - Hoosiers for Eastern Time

BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN EASTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES.
Effective July 23, 1961 - April 27, 1969 In 1961 the boundary was moved from the Ohio state line to county lines through the middle of Indiana, placing Indianapolis and eastern Indiana in Eastern Time. The boundary was also moved west in Kentucky and Tennesee. The move to Eastern Time was led by proponents in central and south east Indiana and originally listed 60 counties. The I.C.C. was reluctant to move the line any further west than needed to include Indianapolis. (The rulemaking referrs to "49 CFR 139.3 Boundary line between eastern and central zones" in the Code of Federal Regulations.) 314 I.C.C. 101 - Decided June 6, 1961 - Effective July 23, 1961 (a) Michigan. -- Beginning on the boundary line between the United States and Canada at the point south of Drummond Island where the said boundary line turns in a northeasterly direction through False Detour Channel; thence westerly up Lake Huron through the middle of South Channel and the Straits of Mackinac to and along the north shore of the northernmost island in Charlevoix County; thence southwesterly to and along the west shore of Gull Island; thence by direct line to the western boundary of the State of Michigan at a point in the middle of Lake Michigan opposite the main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to its Junction with the southern boundary thereof and the northern boundary of the State of Indiana. (b) Indiana. -- From the juncture of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana eastwardly along said northern boundary to the west line of Elkhart County; thence southerly along the west lines of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Wabash, Grant, and Madison Counties to the north line of Hamilton County ; thence westerly along the north lines of Hamilton and Boone Counties to the northwest corner of Boone County; thence southerly along the west lines of Boone, Hendricks, and Morgan Counties to the southwest corner of Morgan County; thence easterly along the south lines of Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby Counties to the west line of Decatur County; thence southerly along the west line of Decatur County to the north line of Jennings County; thence westerly and southerly along the north and west lines of Jennings County and the west lines of Scott and Clark Counties to the north line of Floyd County ; thence westerly along the north lines of Floyd and Harrison Counties and southerly along the west line of Harrison County to the Ohio River and the southern boundary of the State; in each case including the various offsets in the named county lines. (c) Kentucky. -- From the juncture of the west line of Harrison County, Ind., with the Ohio River in a generally southwesterly direction down that river to the northwest corner of Meade County; thence southeasterly and southwesterly along the west lines of Meade and Hardin Counties to the southwest corner of Hardin County ; thence along the south lines of Hardin and Larue Counties to the northwest corner of Taylor County; thence southeasterly along the west (southwest) line of Taylor County and northeasterly along the east (south east) line of that county to the west line of Casey County; and thence along the west or south lines of Casey, Pulaski, and McCreary Counties to the southern boundary of the State. April 1, 1967 - The Department of Transportation assumes responsibility for time zones from the Interstate Commerce Commission Effective April 27, 1969 - October 30, 1977 In 1969 the boundary was moved to the Illinois state line except for 12 counties, six in northwest Indiana and six in southwest Indiana. The move was initiated by a 1967 petition from the Governor asking to return the entire state to Central Time. At the end of the proceedings 80 of Indiana's 92 counties were in Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. 6; Arndt. 7] - Decided January 16, 1969 - Effective April 27, 1969 (b) Indiana. From the juncture of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana eastwardly along said northern boundary to the east line of La Porte County; thence southerly along the east line of La Porte County to the north line of Starke County; thence east along the north line of Starke County to the east line of Starke County; thence south along the east line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State to the north line of Gibson County; thence east along the north lines of Gibson and Pike Counties to the east line of Pike County; thence south along the east lines of Pike and Warrick Counties to the north line of Warrick County; thence east along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence south along the east line of Spencer County to the southern boundary of the State of Indiana. This was the first time zone boundary change made in Indiana by the Department of Transportation. At the time the Uniform Time Act of 1966 allowed entire states to opt out of Daylight Saving Time. The law did not allow just one time zone within a divided state to opt out. In addition to the ruling, the Department of Transportation urged Congress to change the law. In consideration of the foregoing, it has been decided to amend § 71.4(b) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to place the entire State of Indiana in the eastern time zone, except for Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper, Newton, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburgh, and Posey Counties which remain in the central time zone. This action of altering the time zone boundary is necessary, in the Department's opinion, to foster and promote widespread observance of standard time to the fullest extent of the Department's authority. However, the Department is also of the opinion that to accommodate the very strong preference of the people of Indiana a meihis should be provided whereby that portion of the State being placed in the eastern time zone could have a legislative opportunity to be exempted from advanced time, without disrupting the activities of those in the central time zone who accept the advanced time situation. Therefore, coincident, with the release of this decision, the Department of Transportation is recommending legislation to the Congress that would authorize the legislature of any State having more than one time zone to exempt the portion of the State in any one time zone (or the whole State, as new provided) from the mandatory requirements of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 for advanced time during the April-October period. Thus, if the Indiana Legislature determines that the portion of the State being placed in the eastern time zone does not desire to observe advanced time during the April-October period, it would be free, if the legislation proposed by the Department is enacted, to respond to that desire. 1972 - Part of Gulf County FL and remainder of Franklin County FL moved to Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. 6; Amdt. 71-12] - Decided June 16, 1972 - Effective July 15, 1972 (f) Florida. From the southwest corner of the State of Georgia to the mid-point of the Apalachicola River on the downstream side of Jim Woodruff Dam; thence southerly along the middle of the main channel of the Apalachicola River to its intersection with the Jackson River; thence westerly along the center of the Jackson River to its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway; thence westerly along the center of the Intracoastal Waterway to the west line of Gulf County; thence southerly along the west line of Gulf County to the Gulf of Mexico. 1973 - Upper Peninsula Michigan moved to Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. 6; Amdt. 71-13] - Decided April 12, 1973 - Effective April 29, 1973 (a) Minnesota-Michigan-Wisconsin. -- From the junction of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the boundary between the United States and Canada northerly and easterly along the west line of Gogebic County to the west line of Ontonagon County; thence south along the west line of Ontonagon County to the north line of Gogebic County; thence southerly and easterly along the north line of. Gogebic County to the west line of Iron County; thence north along the west line of Iron County to the north line of Iron County; thence east along the north line of Iron County to the east line of Iron County; thence south along the east line of Iron County to the north line of Dickinson County; thence east along the north line of Dickinson County to the east line of Dickinson County; thence south along the east line of Dickinson County to the north line of Menominee County; thence east along the north line of Menominee County to the east line of Menominee County; thence southerly and easterly along the east line of Menominee County to Lake Michigan; thence east to the western boundary of the State of Michigan; thence southerly and easterly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to a point in the middle of Lake Michigan opposite the main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to its junction with the southern boundary thereof and the northern boundary of the State of Indiana. Effective October 30, 1977 - October 27, 1991 In 1977 the boundary was moved to include Pike County in Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. 6; Notice 77-13] - Decided October 27, 1977 - Effective October 30, 1977 (b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction of the western boundary for the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana easterly along the northern boundary of the State of Indiana to the east line of LaPorte County; thence southerly along the east line of LaPorte County to the north line of Starke County; thence east along the north line of Starke County to the east line of Starke County; thence south along the east line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State of Indiana to the north line of Gibson County; thence easterly and southerly along the north line of Gibson County to the east line of Gibson County; thence south along the east line of Gibson County to the north line of Warrick County; thence easterly and southerly along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence southerly along the east line of Spencer County to the Indiana-Kentucky boundary. Effective October 27, 1991 - April 2, 2006 In 1991 the boundary was moved to include Starke County in Eastern Time. This placed 82 of Indiana's 92 counties in Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. 6; Notice 91-17] - Decided October 17, 1991 - Effective October 27, 1991 (b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana easterly along the northern boundary of the State of Indiana to the east line of LaPorte County; thence southerly along the east line of LaPorte County to the north line of Starke County; thence west along the north line of Starke County to the west line of Starke County; thence South along the west line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State of Indiana to the north line of Gibson County; thence easterly and southerly along the north line of Gibson County to the east line of Gibson County; thence south along the east line of Gibson County to the north line of Warrick County; thence easterly and southerly along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence southerly along the east line of Spencer County to the Indiana-Kentucky boundary. 2000 - Wayne County KY moved to Eastern Time. [OST Docket No. OST-99-5843] - Decided August 17, 2000 - Effective October 29, 2000 (c) Kentucky. From the junction of the east line of Spencer County, Ind., with the Indiana-Kentucky boundary easterly along that boundary to the west line of Meade County, Ky.; thence southeasterly and southwesterly along the west lines of Meade and Hardin Counties to the southwest corner of Hardin County; thence along the south lines of Hardin and Larue Counties to the northwest corner of Taylor County; thence southeasterly along the west (southwest) lines of Taylor County and northeasterly along the east (southeast) line of Taylor County to the west line of Casey County; and thence southerly along the west and south lines of Casey and Pulaski Counties to the intersection with the western boundary of Wayne County; and then south along the western boundary of Wayne County to the Kentucky-Tennessee boundary.
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BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN EASTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES.

Effective July 23, 1961 - April 27, 1969 In 1961 the boundary was moved from the Ohio state line to county lines through the middle of Indiana, placing Indianapolis and eastern Indiana in Eastern Time. The boundary was also moved west in Kentucky and Tennesee. The move to Eastern Time was led by proponents in central and south east Indiana and originally listed 60 counties. The I.C.C. was reluctant to move the line any further west than needed to include Indianapolis.
(The rulemaking referrs to "49 CFR 139.3 Boundary line between eastern and central zones" in the Code of Federal Regulations.)

314 I.C.C. 101 - Decided June 6, 1961 - Effective July 23, 1961
(a) Michigan. -- Beginning on the boundary line between the United States and Canada at the point south of Drummond Island where the said boundary line turns in a northeasterly direction through False Detour Channel; thence westerly up Lake Huron through the middle of South Channel and the Straits of Mackinac to and along the north shore of the northernmost island in Charlevoix County; thence southwesterly to and along the west shore of Gull Island; thence by direct line to the western boundary of the State of Michigan at a point in the middle of Lake Michigan opposite the main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to its Junction with the southern boundary thereof and the northern boundary of the State of Indiana.

(b) Indiana. -- From the juncture of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana eastwardly along said northern boundary to the west line of Elkhart County; thence southerly along the west lines of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Wabash, Grant, and Madison Counties to the north line of Hamilton County ; thence westerly along the north lines of Hamilton and Boone Counties to the northwest corner of Boone County; thence southerly along the west lines of Boone, Hendricks, and Morgan Counties to the southwest corner of Morgan County; thence easterly along the south lines of Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby Counties to the west line of Decatur County; thence southerly along the west line of Decatur County to the north line of Jennings County; thence westerly and southerly along the north and west lines of Jennings County and the west lines of Scott and Clark Counties to the north line of Floyd County ; thence westerly along the north lines of Floyd and Harrison Counties and southerly along the west line of Harrison County to the Ohio River and the southern boundary of the State; in each case including the various offsets in the named county lines.

(c) Kentucky. -- From the juncture of the west line of Harrison County, Ind., with the Ohio River in a generally southwesterly direction down that river to the northwest corner of Meade County; thence southeasterly and southwesterly along the west lines of Meade and Hardin Counties to the southwest corner of Hardin County ; thence along the south lines of Hardin and Larue Counties to the northwest corner of Taylor County; thence southeasterly along the west (southwest) line of Taylor County and northeasterly along the east (south east) line of that county to the west line of Casey County; and thence along the west or south lines of Casey, Pulaski, and McCreary Counties to the southern boundary of the State.

April 1, 1967 - The Department of Transportation assumes responsibility for time zones from the Interstate Commerce Commission

Effective April 27, 1969 - October 30, 1977 In 1969 the boundary was moved to the Illinois state line except for 12 counties, six in northwest Indiana and six in southwest Indiana. The move was initiated by a 1967 petition from the Governor asking to return the entire state to Central Time. At the end of the proceedings 80 of Indiana's 92 counties were in Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. 6; Arndt. 7] - Decided January 16, 1969 - Effective April 27, 1969
(b) Indiana. From the juncture of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana eastwardly along said northern boundary to the east line of La Porte County; thence southerly along the east line of La Porte County to the north line of Starke County; thence east along the north line of Starke County to the east line of Starke County; thence south along the east line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State to the north line of Gibson County; thence east along the north lines of Gibson and Pike Counties to the east line of Pike County; thence south along the east lines of Pike and Warrick Counties to the north line of Warrick County; thence east along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence south along the east line of Spencer County to the southern boundary of the State of Indiana.

This was the first time zone boundary change made in Indiana by the Department of Transportation. At the time the Uniform Time Act of 1966 allowed entire states to opt out of Daylight Saving Time. The law did not allow just one time zone within a divided state to opt out. In addition to the ruling, the Department of Transportation urged Congress to change the law.

In consideration of the foregoing, it has been decided to amend § 71.4(b) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations to place the entire State of Indiana in the eastern time zone, except for Lake, Porter, La Porte, Starke, Jasper, Newton, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburgh, and Posey Counties which remain in the central time zone. This action of altering the time zone boundary is necessary, in the Department's opinion, to foster and promote widespread observance of standard time to the fullest extent of the Department's authority. However, the Department is also of the opinion that to accommodate the very strong preference of the people of Indiana a meihis should be provided whereby that portion of the State being placed in the eastern time zone could have a legislative opportunity to be exempted from advanced time, without disrupting the activities of those in the central time zone who accept the advanced time situation.

Therefore, coincident, with the release of this decision, the Department of Transportation is recommending legislation to the Congress that would authorize the legislature of any State having more than one time zone to exempt the portion of the State in any one time zone (or the whole State, as new provided) from the mandatory requirements of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 for advanced time during the April-October period. Thus, if the Indiana Legislature determines that the portion of the State being placed in the eastern time zone does not desire to observe advanced time during the April-October period, it would be free, if the legislation proposed by the Department is enacted, to respond to that desire.

1972 - Part of Gulf County FL and remainder of Franklin County FL moved to Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. 6; Amdt. 71-12] - Decided June 16, 1972 - Effective July 15, 1972
(f) Florida. From the southwest corner of the State of Georgia to the mid-point of the Apalachicola River on the downstream side of Jim Woodruff Dam; thence southerly along the middle of the main channel of the Apalachicola River to its intersection with the Jackson River; thence westerly along the center of the Jackson River to its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway; thence westerly along the center of the Intracoastal Waterway to the west line of Gulf County; thence southerly along the west line of Gulf County to the Gulf of Mexico.

1973 - Upper Peninsula Michigan moved to Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. 6; Amdt. 71-13] - Decided April 12, 1973 - Effective April 29, 1973
(a) Minnesota-Michigan-Wisconsin. -- From the junction of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the boundary between the United States and Canada northerly and easterly along the west line of Gogebic County to the west line of Ontonagon County; thence south along the west line of Ontonagon County to the north line of Gogebic County; thence southerly and easterly along the north line of. Gogebic County to the west line of Iron County; thence north along the west line of Iron County to the north line of Iron County; thence east along the north line of Iron County to the east line of Iron County; thence south along the east line of Iron County to the north line of Dickinson County; thence east along the north line of Dickinson County to the east line of Dickinson County; thence south along the east line of Dickinson County to the north line of Menominee County; thence east along the north line of Menominee County to the east line of Menominee County; thence southerly and easterly along the east line of Menominee County to Lake Michigan; thence east to the western boundary of the State of Michigan; thence southerly and easterly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to a point in the middle of Lake Michigan opposite the main channel of Green Bay; thence southerly along the western boundary of the State of Michigan to its junction with the southern boundary thereof and the northern boundary of the State of Indiana.

Effective October 30, 1977 - October 27, 1991 In 1977 the boundary was moved to include Pike County in Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. 6; Notice 77-13] - Decided October 27, 1977 - Effective October 30, 1977
(b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction of the western boundary for the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana easterly along the northern boundary of the State of Indiana to the east line of LaPorte County; thence southerly along the east line of LaPorte County to the north line of Starke County; thence east along the north line of Starke County to the east line of Starke County; thence south along the east line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State of Indiana to the north line of Gibson County; thence easterly and southerly along the north line of Gibson County to the east line of Gibson County; thence south along the east line of Gibson County to the north line of Warrick County; thence easterly and southerly along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence southerly along the east line of Spencer County to the Indiana-Kentucky boundary.

Effective October 27, 1991 - April 2, 2006 In 1991 the boundary was moved to include Starke County in Eastern Time.
This placed 82 of Indiana's 92 counties in Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. 6; Notice 91-17] - Decided October 17, 1991 - Effective October 27, 1991
(b) Indiana-Illinois. From the junction of the western boundary of the State of Michigan with the northern boundary of the State of Indiana easterly along the northern boundary of the State of Indiana to the east line of LaPorte County; thence southerly along the east line of LaPorte County to the north line of Starke County; thence west along the north line of Starke County to the west line of Starke County; thence South along the west line of Starke County to the south line of Starke County; thence west along the south line of Starke County to the east line of Jasper County; thence south along the east line of Jasper County to the south line of Jasper County; thence west along the south lines of Jasper and Newton Counties to the western boundary of the State of Indiana; thence south along the western boundary of the State of Indiana to the north line of Gibson County; thence easterly and southerly along the north line of Gibson County to the east line of Gibson County; thence south along the east line of Gibson County to the north line of Warrick County; thence easterly and southerly along the north lines of Warrick and Spencer Counties to the east line of Spencer County; thence southerly along the east line of Spencer County to the Indiana-Kentucky boundary.

2000 - Wayne County KY moved to Eastern Time.

[OST Docket No. OST-99-5843] - Decided August 17, 2000 - Effective October 29, 2000
(c) Kentucky. From the junction of the east line of Spencer County, Ind., with the Indiana-Kentucky boundary easterly along that boundary to the west line of Meade County, Ky.; thence southeasterly and southwesterly along the west lines of Meade and Hardin Counties to the southwest corner of Hardin County; thence along the south lines of Hardin and Larue Counties to the northwest corner of Taylor County; thence southeasterly along the west (southwest) lines of Taylor County and northeasterly along the east (southeast) line of Taylor County to the west line of Casey County; and thence southerly along the west and south lines of Casey and Pulaski Counties to the intersection with the western boundary of Wayne County; and then south along the western boundary of Wayne County to the Kentucky-Tennessee boundary.

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