ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Sam Watson (R-Moultrie) as the Secretary of the House Natural Resources & Environment Committee. Rep. Watson currently serves as a member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Juvenile Justice, and Transportation committees, as well as Vice Chairman on the Special Rules Committee.
“I am honored that the Speaker and the members of the Committee on Assignments selected me to serve as the Secretary of a committee that is very important to Rural Georgia,” said Rep. Watson. “As a farmer in South Georgia, I depend on our state’s natural resources to help grow my crops; therefore, I understand just how important natural resources are to agriculture, our state’s largest industry.”
The House Natural Resources & Environment Committee, chaired by Rep. Lynn Smith (R-Newnan), is assigned legislation pertaining to management, quality, and usage of Georgia’s natural resources.
The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), is charged with making all House committee assignments for the members of the Georgia House of Representatives.
For a complete list of all House Committee assignments, please click here.
Representative Sam Watson represents the citizens of District 172, which includes portions of Colquitt, Thomas, and Tift counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Special Rules Committee and Secretary on the Natural Resources & Environment Committee. He is also a member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, and the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Juvenile Justice, and Transportation committees.
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