▁Govern ments ▁Henry ▁T oll ▁Fellow , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁R ules ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁long - standing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁& ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Committee , ▁N aught on ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁comm issions ▁foc using ▁on ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Legisl ative ▁Commission er ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁States ▁Marine ▁Fish eries ▁Commission , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Coast al ▁Resources ▁Management ▁Council . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Commission ▁on ▁Aqu ac ulture ▁Development ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 8 ), ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Commission ▁to ▁Develop ▁and ▁Co ordinate ▁a ▁Coll abor ative ▁E ff ort ▁to ▁Form ulate ▁a ▁Rest oration ▁Plan ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁Cape ▁Bar ge ▁O il ▁Sp ill ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁and ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Bay ▁Trust ▁Study ▁Commission ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Commission ▁on ▁Women , ▁the ▁R I ▁Agricult ural ▁Land s ▁Pres ervation ▁Commission ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁R I ▁Econom ic ▁Policy ▁Council . ▁ ▁N aught on ' s ▁key ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁General