APPENDIX I 

 STATE CONCERNS AND OCS PLANNING EFFORTS 



Each of the New England states hopes to benefit from OCS-related 

 economic activity, yet each desires to protect its coastal resources. 

 Maine is concerned with maintaining the quality of the environment and 

 developing its port facilities. In expectation of increased petroleum- 

 related activities, Maine established an oil pollution damage fund. New 

 Hampshire has consistently supported rapid development and hopes to 

 attract OCSi-related industrial activity, including service bases, con- 

 struction yards, and an oil refinery. However, at the local level there 

 has been some reluctance to site oil facilities along the Maine coast. The 

 Commonwealth of Massachusetts has also been actively seeking OCS support 

 activities, but has remained a strong advocate of safeguards to protect 

 its fishing industry and environmentally sensitive areas. Rhode Island 

 has been the most successful of the New England states in attracting 

 temporary service bases for OCS activities. However, the state is also 

 concerned about the effect of OCS development on its coastal lands and 

 marine life, and has initiated planning studies. Connecticut has little 

 direct concern with present OCS development activities. However, it too 

 is aware of both the costs and benefits of OCS development. 



Major Participants in State OCS Planning 



Maine: 



-State Planning Office (Coastal Management Program) 

 -Governor's Advisory Committee on Coastal Conservation and 

 Development 



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