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Watermen ask SMAC to consider later start times if daylight-saving time becomes permanent
Summary
Several harvesters raised concerns that current harvest start times leave limited effective gear time for private-ground harvesters; they asked the committee to consider adjusting official start times if national daylight-saving time changes pass.
During public comment and member questions, harvesters noted that early season start times (e.g., 06:10 openings) leave some private-ground harvesters with only three or four hours of practical harvest time and asked the committee to consider shifting season start times if permanent daylight-saving time changes. One member asked whether SMAC or the commission could take emergency action to adjust opening times should federal or state time changes occur; staff said the commission could likely use emergency authority to adjust times and that staff would consider schedule impacts.
The committee did not take immediate action but asked staff to be prepared to discuss schedule implications and emergency options if daylight-saving proposals are adopted at higher levels of government.
