New Hampshire: 



-New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development 

 -Strafford-Rockingham Regional Council 



-Office of Comprehensive Planning (Coastal Resources Management 

 Program) 



Massachusetts: 



-Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (Coastal Zone Manage- 

 ment Program) 

 -Energy Policy Office 

 -Department of Commerce and Development 



Rhode Island: 



-Governor's Energy Policy Office 



-Coastal Resources Management Council 



-Department of Environmental Management (Division of Coastal 



Resources) 

 -Department of Economic Development 

 -University of Rhode Island (Division of Marine Resources, 



Coastal Resources Center) 



Connecticut: 



-Department of Environmental Protection (Coastal Area Management 



Program) 

 -Department of Planning and Energy Policy 



Maine 



Maine is very interested in offshore oil development. In fact, 

 the state of Maine is the only New England state which tried to lease 

 land on the Outer Continental Shelf, resulting in the case U.S. vs Maine , 

 which Maine lost. It has also been considered a viable site for a re- 

 finery and several proposals have been submitted to local communities. 

 The state, however, is very concerned about protecting its resources. 

 Governor Longley has been one of the most active advocates in the 

 struggle for orderly and planned offshore development in New England. 

 The state is interested in port development planning and in acquiring 

 sufficient information for analyzing the social, economic and environ- 

 mental effects of OCS-related development. Maine already has laws 



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