Management Council has prepared policies regarding the siting of pe- 

 troleum-related facilities as part of their coastal zone management 

 program. 



Connecticut 



Of all the New England coastal states, Connecticut has shown the 

 least concern about the direct impacts of offshore petroleum develop- 

 ment. It has focused instead upon the impact of secondary facilities, 

 such as oil refineries and other large land-based facilities, on its 

 coast. In fact, a Task Force on oil refineries was created in 1974 

 in response to several refinery proposals for New London County. In 

 January 1975, the task force released its final report, which included 

 a comprehensive review of the nature and land use requirements of re- 

 fineries. Recently, Connecticut stated in a survey by the BLM and 

 the Office of Coastal Zone Management that the state feels there is in- 

 sufficient information at the present time to evaluate whether OCS 

 petroleum development activities and facilities should be a major con- 

 cern of the state. They felt, however, that OCS activity may initiate 

 related developments that would be of concern to the state. 



Long Island 



Long Island could be affected by OCS developments in the North At- 

 lantic as well as the Mid Atlantic since the proposed tanker route for 

 Georges Bank passes along its coast. Nassau and Suffolk Counties, which 

 are the major governmental bodies on Long Island, are particularly con- 

 cerned about the effects of petroleum development on the important 

 recreational areas along their south shore. Both counties, along with 



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