Issue Position: Environment

Issue Position

As Vice-Chairman of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Delegate Scott worked to ensure Virginia's water quality improvement efforts move forward in a manner that carefully assesses the costs and benefits of new initiatives. He carried successful legislation, HB 1831, which removed phosphorus from lawn maintenance fertilizers. The Resource Management Plan legislation, HB 1830, which he patroned to protect farmers in compliance for water quality from further excessive regulation has been viewed as a model for other states. In the 2013 General Assembly session, Delegate Scott carried HB 2254, which brings Virginia's menhaden fishers management program into compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's updated quota program while requiring further scientific assessment of the health of this important fishery.

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