00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 37                                                                          
01 "An Act establishing the first Saturday of every March as Susan Butcher Day."                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04            Sec. 44.12.066. Susan Butcher Day. Susan Butcher Day is established on the                                 
05       first Saturday of March of each year, the traditional start date of the Iditarod Trail Sled                       
06       Dog Race, to honor Susan Butcher, a loving mother, devoted wife, world-class athlete,                             
07       determined competitor, true Alaskan, and four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race                                   
08       champion. Susan Butcher Day may be observed by school assemblies, sporting events,                                
09       and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public to                                    
10       remember the life of Susan Butcher, an inspiration to Alaskans and to millions around                             
11       the world.