Ocean and Camden would welcome the economic changes brought on by onshore 

 OCS activity in their counties, whereas Cape May County feels that possible 

 losses to the tourism industry would be greater than benefits from the oil 

 industry (35). Delaware as a state has a coastal zone law which, while not 

 yet tested in the courts, prevents heavy industrial development of coastal 

 lands. However, smaller facilities such as support bases and marinas could 

 still be placed in limited-use industrial zones, such as that which exists 

 in Lewes. Virginia has few broad-scale laws covering the coastal zone and 

 in general, seems to favor the development of offshore oil and gas. The 

 Newport News-Hampton Roads-Virginia Beach complex lends itself well to large 

 scale support of OCS activities even though it is located somewhat to the 

 south of the present lease areas. 



North Carolina has the unique position of being too far to the south of 

 recent Baltimore Canyon lease areas to provide any significant support. Also, 

 the major ports, such as Wilmington, are along the southern coast of the state 

 and may well provide services if the Cape Fear Arch area between North and 

 South Carolina is leased and explored (32). 



For the South Atlantic, less public sentiment over the likely socio econ- 

 omic effects of offshore oil and gas activity has been voiced due to the 

 future date of the Southeast Georgia Embayment lease sale (late 1977). Re- 

 cent meetings of the Charleston Trident Chamber of Commerce Task Force 

 on Offshore Drilling held at the Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, 

 have again voiced the concern of local people about the massive 

 changes in life styles and environment that might occur with a large 

 offshore find. Also, though, the need for energy and jobs, and the possi- 

 bility of such centers as Charleston, Jacksonville or Savannah absorbing the 



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