00                    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 18(STA) am                                                                    
01 "An Act establishing Alaska Public Gardens Day on the Saturday immediately                                              
02 preceding Memorial Day each year."                                                                                      
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read:                                     
05            Sec. 44.12.120. Alaska Public Gardens Day. Alaska Public Gardens Day is                                    
06       established on the Saturday immediately preceding Memorial Day each year to                                       
07       commemorate the state's public gardens and the role the gardens play in promoting                                 
08       environmental stewardship, the economy, a healthy food supply, education, plant                                   
09       conservation, recreation, and research.