Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, Vermont House of Representatives
The Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Vermont House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House unless otherwise specified by the Vermont Constitution or other state statutes. Committees are assigned at the start of each regular session. The first and secondly named members of each committee are the chair and the vice-chair, respectively. Each committee appoints a clerk from its members at the first meeting. The chair of each committee is responsible for calling meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of committee activity, including bills considered and members' votes, to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[1]
See rules: House Rules and Orders
Function
According to the House Rules, the Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee considers matters relating to:
| “ | Conservation and development of the state’s water resources; conservation and development of lands; land resources; land use; geology; fish and wildlife; natural habitats; air quality, environmental permitting; climate change; scenery; and solid waste and toxic substances management.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Deen, Chair | • Steve Beyor | |||
| • Mary Sullivan, Vice chair | • David Ainsworth | |||
| • Jim McCullough | • Paul Lefebvre | |||
| • Carol Ode | • Thomas Terenzini | |||
| • Trevor Squirrel | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Deen, Chair | • Steve Beyor, Ranking member | |||
| • Jim McCullough, Vice-Chair | • Paul Lefebvre, Clerk | |||
| • Bob Krebs | • Thomas Terenzini | |||
| • Amy Sheldon | • Janssen Willhoit | |||
| • Kate Webb | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • David Deen, Chair | • Steve Beyor, Ranking Member | |||
| • Jim McCullough, Vice chair | • Connie Quimby | |||
| • Willem Jewett | • Thomas Terenzini | |||
| • Bob Krebs | ||||
| • Mark Huntley, Clerk | ||||
| • Kate Webb | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Lucy Leriche | • Dustin Degree | |||
| • Jim McCullough | • Robert Lewis | |||
| • Bert Munger | • Peter Fagan | |||
| • Kate Webb | ||||
| • Bob Krebs | ||||
| • David Deen | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • David Deen, Chair | • Steven Adams, Vice chair | |||
| • Charles Bohi | • Peter Fagan | |||
| • Jim McCullough | • Robert Lewis | |||
| • Floyd Nease | ||||
| • Kristy Kurt Spengler | ||||
| • Kate Webb | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 24, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
