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6870 Update zoneinfo to 2016c
Reviewed by: Jason King <jason.brian.king@gmail.com>
Reviewed by: Igor Kozhukhov <ikozhukhov@gmail.com>
        
@@ -323,10 +323,20 @@
 # From Douglas R. Bomberg (2007-03-12):
 # Wisconsin has enacted (nearly eleventh-hour) legislation to get WI
 # Statue 175 closer in synch with the US Congress' intent....
 # http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/acts/07Act3.pdf
 
+# From an email administrator of the City of Fort Pierre, SD (2015-12-21):
+# Fort Pierre is technically located in the Mountain time zone as is
+# the rest of Stanley County.  Most of Stanley County and Fort Pierre
+# uses the Central time zone due to doing most of their business in
+# Pierre so it simplifies schedules.  I have lived in Stanley County
+# all my life and it has been that way since I can remember.  (43 years!)
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2015-12-25):
+# Assume this practice predates 1970, so Fort Pierre can use America/Chicago.
+
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER
 Rule    Chicago 1920    only    -       Jun     13      2:00    1:00    D
 Rule    Chicago 1920    1921    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0       S
 Rule    Chicago 1921    only    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    1:00    D
 Rule    Chicago 1922    1966    -       Apr     lastSun 2:00    1:00    D
@@ -479,10 +489,16 @@
 
 # From Arthur David Olson (2011-08-17):
 # For lack of better information, assume that Metlakatla's
 # abandonment of use of daylight saving resulted from the 1983 vote.
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2015-11-09):
+# It seems Metlakatla did go off PST on Sunday, November 1, changing
+# their time to AKST and are going to follow Alaska's DST, switching
+# between AKST and AKDT from now on....
+# http://www.krbd.org/2015/10/30/annette-island-times-they-are-a-changing/
+
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone America/Juneau      15:02:19 -     LMT     1867 Oct 18
                          -8:57:41 -     LMT     1900 Aug 20 12:00
                          -8:00  -       PST     1942
                          -8:00  US      P%sT    1946
@@ -504,11 +520,12 @@
                          -8:46:18 -     LMT     1900 Aug 20 12:00
                          -8:00  -       PST     1942
                          -8:00  US      P%sT    1946
                          -8:00  -       PST     1969
                          -8:00  US      P%sT    1983 Oct 30  2:00
-                         -8:00  -       PST
+                         -8:00  -       PST     2015 Nov  1  2:00
+                         -9:00  US      AK%sT
 Zone America/Yakutat     14:41:05 -     LMT     1867 Oct 18
                          -9:18:55 -     LMT     1900 Aug 20 12:00
                          -9:00  -       YST     1942
                          -9:00  US      Y%sT    1946
                          -9:00  -       YST     1969
@@ -2456,17 +2473,17 @@
 # Campeche, Yucatán; represented by Mérida
 Zone America/Merida     -5:58:28 -      LMT     1922 Jan  1  0:01:32
                         -6:00   -       CST     1981 Dec 23
                         -5:00   -       EST     1982 Dec  2
                         -6:00   Mexico  C%sT
-# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (near US border)
+# Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (near US border)
 Zone America/Matamoros  -6:40:00 -      LMT     1921 Dec 31 23:20:00
                         -6:00   -       CST     1988
                         -6:00   US      C%sT    1989
                         -6:00   Mexico  C%sT    2010
                         -6:00   US      C%sT
-# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (away from US border)
+# Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (away from US border)
 Zone America/Monterrey  -6:41:16 -      LMT     1921 Dec 31 23:18:44
                         -6:00   -       CST     1988
                         -6:00   US      C%sT    1989
                         -6:00   Mexico  C%sT
 # Central Mexico
@@ -2565,11 +2582,11 @@
                         -7:00   -       MST     1949 Jan 14
                         -8:00   -       PST     1970
                         -7:00   Mexico  M%sT    2010 Apr  4  2:00
                         -6:00   Mexico  C%sT
 
-# Baja California (near US border)
+# Baja California
 Zone America/Tijuana    -7:48:04 -      LMT     1922 Jan  1  0:11:56
                         -7:00   -       MST     1924
                         -8:00   -       PST     1927 Jun 10 23:00
                         -7:00   -       MST     1930 Nov 15
                         -8:00   -       PST     1931 Apr  1
@@ -2585,29 +2602,10 @@
                         -8:00   US      P%sT    1996
                         -8:00   Mexico  P%sT    2001
                         -8:00   US      P%sT    2002 Feb 20
                         -8:00   Mexico  P%sT    2010
                         -8:00   US      P%sT
-# Baja California (away from US border)
-Zone America/Santa_Isabel       -7:39:28 -      LMT     1922 Jan  1  0:20:32
-                        -7:00   -       MST     1924
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1927 Jun 10 23:00
-                        -7:00   -       MST     1930 Nov 15
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1931 Apr  1
-                        -8:00   1:00    PDT     1931 Sep 30
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1942 Apr 24
-                        -8:00   1:00    PWT     1945 Aug 14 23:00u
-                        -8:00   1:00    PPT     1945 Nov 12 # Peace
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1948 Apr  5
-                        -8:00   1:00    PDT     1949 Jan 14
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1954
-                        -8:00   CA      P%sT    1961
-                        -8:00   -       PST     1976
-                        -8:00   US      P%sT    1996
-                        -8:00   Mexico  P%sT    2001
-                        -8:00   US      P%sT    2002 Feb 20
-                        -8:00   Mexico  P%sT
 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
 # Formerly there was an America/Ensenada zone, which differed from
 # America/Tijuana only in that it did not observe DST from 1976
 # through 1995.  This was as per Shanks (1999).  But Shanks & Pottenger say
 # Ensenada did not observe DST from 1948 through 1975.  Guy Harris reports
@@ -2616,10 +2614,17 @@
 # DST-observance was a town-by-town matter back then.  This concerns
 # data after 1970 so most likely there should be at least one Zone
 # other than America/Tijuana for Baja, but it's not clear yet what its
 # name or contents should be.
 #
+# From Paul Eggert (2015-10-08):
+# Formerly there was an America/Santa_Isabel zone, but this appears to
+# have come from a misreading of
+# http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010
+# It has been moved to the 'backward' file.
+#
+#
 # Revillagigedo Is
 # no information
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -2690,22 +2695,12 @@
                         -4:00   -       AST     1974 Apr 28  2:00
                         -4:00   Canada  A%sT    1976
                         -4:00   US      A%sT
 
 # Cayman Is
+# See America/Panama.
 
-# From Paul Eggert (2015-05-15):
-# The Cayman government has decided to introduce DST in 2016, the idea being
-# to keep in sync with New York.  The legislation hasn't passed but the change
-# seems quite likely.  See: Meade B. Cayman 27.
-# http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/05/15/clock-ticks-toward-daylight-saving-time-in-cayman
-
-Zone    America/Cayman  -5:25:32 -      LMT     1890     # Georgetown
-                        -5:07:11 -      KMT     1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
-                        -5:00   -       EST     2016
-                        -5:00   US      E%sT
-
 # Costa Rica
 
 # Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San José mean time; round to nearest.
 
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
@@ -3063,10 +3058,17 @@
 # are going to observe DST every year now...
 #
 # http://radiovision2000haiti.net/public/haiti-avis-changement-dheure-dimanche/
 # http://www.canalplushaiti.net/?p=6714
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2016-03-12):
+# Jean Antoine, editor of www.haiti-reference.com informed us that Haiti
+# are not going on DST this year.  Several other resources confirm this: ...
+# http://www.radiotelevisioncaraibes.com/presse/heure_d_t_pas_de_changement_d_heure_pr_vu_pour_cet_ann_e.html
+# http://www.vantbefinfo.com/changement-dheure-pas-pour-haiti/
+# http://news.anmwe.com/haiti-lheure-nationale-ne-sera-ni-avancee-ni-reculee-cette-annee/
+
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule    Haiti   1983    only    -       May     8       0:00    1:00    D
 Rule    Haiti   1984    1987    -       Apr     lastSun 0:00    1:00    D
 Rule    Haiti   1983    1987    -       Oct     lastSun 0:00    0       S
 # Shanks & Pottenger say AT is 2:00, but IATA SSIM (1991/1997) says 1:00s.
@@ -3073,12 +3075,12 @@
 # Go with IATA.
 Rule    Haiti   1988    1997    -       Apr     Sun>=1  1:00s   1:00    D
 Rule    Haiti   1988    1997    -       Oct     lastSun 1:00s   0       S
 Rule    Haiti   2005    2006    -       Apr     Sun>=1  0:00    1:00    D
 Rule    Haiti   2005    2006    -       Oct     lastSun 0:00    0       S
-Rule    Haiti   2012    max     -       Mar     Sun>=8  2:00    1:00    D
-Rule    Haiti   2012    max     -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
+Rule    Haiti   2012    2015    -       Mar     Sun>=8  2:00    1:00    D
+Rule    Haiti   2012    2015    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 -  LMT     1890
                         -4:49   -       PPMT    1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT
                         -5:00   Haiti   E%sT
 
@@ -3223,10 +3225,11 @@
 # Panama
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone    America/Panama  -5:18:08 -      LMT     1890
                         -5:19:36 -      CMT     1908 Apr 22 # Colón Mean Time
                         -5:00   -       EST
+Link America/Panama America/Cayman
 
 # Puerto Rico
 # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'.
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:25 -     LMT     1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan