The Advertiser - Broadwater boils down to security issue: "Legislation proposed to give state a voice
REGION - Legislation giving Connecticut a voice over security measures, should the Broadwater liquid natural gas (LNG) floating terminal be approved, and installed in Long Island Sound, was passed by the State Senate, May 2. According to a release issued by the office of State Sen. Len Fasano: 'The legislation would prohibit private security forces operating in the Sound without state permission.'
'Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven, East Haven) and Senator Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford) this week applauded Senate passage of legislation intended to give Connecticut a voice in protecting its citizens if a proposal to install a liquefied natural gas terminal 11 miles from shore in Long Island Sound is approved,' stated the release.
Fasano and Stillman co-chair the Connecticut Long Island Sound LNG Task Force. While issues of environmental impact, and the industrialization of the Sound are at stake, the new legislation may hit at the core of efforts to approve the Broadwater initiative. ..."
