Representative Tony Klein Appointed as Chair of House Natural Resources and Energy Committee

Representative Robert Dostis has accepted a leadership position with
Green Mountain Power and stepped down from his position as Chairman of
the House Natural Resources Committee. "An affordable and sustainable
energy future has been a top priority of the legislature and
Representative Dostis' leadership has helped move Vermont in that
direction," said Speaker Symington. She continued, "Representative
Dostis' skill of bringing legislators from all three political parties
together to move legislation has been critical to our effort to create a
more secure and affordable energy future for Vermonters."
Representative Dostis will remain as a regular member of the House
Natural Resources and Energy Committee and the Joint Energy Committee.
Representative Tony Klein has been appointed Chair of the House Natural
Resources and Energy Committee for the 2008 interim. Representative
Klein will also assume the responsibility of serving on the special
committee of
the Joint Fiscal Committee in the hiring of a consultant to serve the
legislature next year in matters dealing with the continued operation of
Vermont Yankee and assume the position as vice-chair of the Joint Energy
Committee. "I am confident that Representative Klein's experience and
knowledge of energy and environmental policy will serve him well in this
leadership position," said Speaker Symington.