Original sentence: Also prior to election, he was appointed the Speaker of the RI House of Representatives, to the Legislative Commission on Aquaculture Development (1995-1998), to the Legislative Commission to Develop and Coordinate a Collaborative Effort to Formulate a Restoration Plan for the  North Cape Barge Oil Spill (1999),  and as legislative Commissioner proxy to meetings of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (1999-2000)
Edited sentence: Also prior to election, he was appointed the Speaker of the RI House of Representatives, to the Legislative Commission on Aquaculture Development (1995-1998), to the Legislative Commission to Develop and Coordinate a Collaborative Effort to Formulate a Restoration Plan for the  North Cape Barge Oil Spill (1999),  and as Legislative Commissioner proxy to meetings of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (1999-2000)