Arthur Gibb (1907/1908-November 1, 2005) was an American politician, banker and farmer from the state of Vermont, who served in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont State Senate. A member of the Republican Party and noted conservationist, Gibb was one of the primary architects behind Act 250, Vermont's landmark environmental legislation. Early life Originally an investment banker, Gibb moved to Vermont in 1951, settling in Weybridge and becoming a farmer. Political career Vermont State House Prior to his election to the state house, Gibb served as chair of the Finance Committee of the Addison County Republican Party. In 1962 he ran for the Vermont State House in order to represent the Weybridge, defeating Maurice Johnson in the Republican primary and facing no opposition in the general election. While in the state house, he served on the Ways and Means Committee before becoming chair of the Natural Resources Committee. Act 250 In 1969, newly elected Republican governor Deane C. Davis became concerned about the level of land development in Southern Vermont and the effect this development was having on the environment, forming the Environmental Control Commission to examine and propose environmental regulation laws. Gibb was appointed as chair of the commission. Gibb proposed a series of strong environmental controls to Davis, in particular recommending the creation of a statewide zoning agency to regulate land development. Davis viewed this as both over-regulation and unlikely to pass the state legislature, and modified the proposal to instead be enforced by local zoning committees. This bill was passed by the legislature and signed into law in 1970, becoming Act 250, with Gibb announcing after the bill's passage that he expected further environmental legislation to be passed in the next legislative session, suggesting that Act 250's focus on land development was insufficient and that air pollution, pesticide usage and noise pollution should be focused on more. State Senate Prior to the 1970 election cycle incumbent Addison County state senator Howard Forster announced his retirement, leaving an open spot in the two-member county delegation. Gibb quickly announced his intent to run for the open seat, alongside incumbent Henry Ward Bedford, engineer and surveyor Joseph Widli, and former state senator Clarence Lathrop. Bedford was considered safely assured of re-election, with Gibb and Widli contesting for the second spot on the Republican ticket, as no Democrat was running. Widli accused Gibb of being too pro-conservation, stating that he