2014-11-17T08:24:28-06:00 2013-12-31 043077056 MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLP 1 HIGHWOOD DRIVE TEWKSBURY MA 01876 990 2013-01-01 100008105 ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC ALLI 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT & CEO 5087759767 2014-11-13 1 JOYCE RIPIANZI CPA P00548581 9785575300 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z AUDRA PARKER 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 2180145 0 X WWW.SAVEOURSOUND.ORG X 2002 MA SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION. 18 17 6 10 0 0 2053697 2147809 0 0 2 0 0 1050 2053699 2148859 0 0 0 0 481097 517393 0 0 308605 1354583 1652623 1835680 2170016 218019 -21157 229424 130791 891225 756133 -661801 -625342 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED MISSION STATEMENT AND POSITION. 0 0 1720498 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE ALLIANCE'S DETAILED PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.ALLIANCE 2013 ACTIVITIES:GRASSROOTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH-ISSUED NUMEROUS PRESS RELEASES ON THE IMPACTS OF THE CAPE WIND PROJECT AND UPDATES ON THE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES FACING CAPE WIND. PRESENTED THREATS OF CAPE WIND TO NUMEROUS LOCAL GROUPS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THIS ISSUE.-HOSTED STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING UPDATES.-PROVIDED INTERVIEWS TO LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA.-DISTRIBUTED COLLATERAL MATERIALS TO HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS ON THE THREATS OF CAPE WIND.-AUTHORED LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OP-EDS FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.-EDUCATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS ON THE THREATS POSED BY CAPE WIND AS WELL AS ON THE MASSIVE PREMIUMS CAPE WIND WOULD POSE TO MA BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS IF THE PROJECT WERE ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD-RESPONDED TO STUDENT INQUIRIES REGARDING CAPE WIND.-TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS REGARDING THE DUPLICATION OF POSSIBLE FEDERAL AND STATE INCENTIVES TO CAPE WIND.REGULATORY:-COMMENTED VIA A SERIES OF LETTERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGARDING A LOAN GUARANTEE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR CAPE WIND. -COMMENTED ON CAPE WINDS APPLICATION FOR AN INCIDENTAL HARASSMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION SURVEY ACTIVITIES FROM THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE.-FILED NUMEROUS FOIA REQUESTS TO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE REVIEW OF CAPE WIND. REVIEWED NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES PURSUANT TO THESE REQUESTS.LEGAL:-REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD RELATED TO PENDING LAWSUITS FILED BY THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAYHEAD/AQUINNAH, THE ALLIANCE, THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, THREE BAYS PRESERVATION, CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL AND OTHERS.-FILED BRIEFS IN THESE PENDING LAWSUITS. 1720498 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT & CEO 5087759767 4 BARNSTABLE ROAD HYANNIS MA 02601 WAYNE KURKER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID CRAWFORD TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETE LOWELL CLERK/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACI BARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BIRDSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BORJESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE EGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GRANBY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT R JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LARGAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCMILLIAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY MIHOS CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN OSMOND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ISAAC ROSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KOCH CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED FLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X X 184304 0 20790 184304 0 20790 1 0 1 0 PERKINS COIE LLP 1201 THIRD AVE SUITE 4800 SEATTLE WA 98101 LEGAL 1145608 1 130424 2017385 2147809 31286 130424 31286 0 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1050 1050 1050 2148859 0 0 1050 205094 118955 30764 55375 264867 108706 35238 120923 13355 4331 1662 7362 34077 16357 4771 12949 1331461 1317845 13616 29237 29237 29733 24242 1683 3808 99147 71866 2270 25011 45207 15655 10732 18820 26375 12629 3774 9972 36427 22063 991 13373 1637 1637 7774 3629 1058 3087 OTHER EXPENSES 32454 2463 29991 TELEPHONE 13171 4220 1017 7934 2170016 1720498 140913 308605 150479 70510 74296 50966 2308 6216 48520 45421 2341 3099 229424 130791 891225 756133 891225 756133 X -661801 -625342 -661801 -625342 229424 130791 X -21157 57616 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1434376 1750600 2042595 2053697 2147809 9429077 1434376 1750600 2042595 2053697 2147809 9429077 3277943 6151134 26 77 8 2 113 3000 1965 1000 1050 7015 9436205 0.65190 0.67260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 264492 217309 481801 722702 2856 8882 11738 66123 54327 120450 180675 2856 8882 11738 9071 9071 0 38416 35317 3099 1033 1033 0 3099 X 2434933 228458 57616 286074 2148859 0 2148859 2398474 228458 228458 2170016 0 2170016 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS COMBINED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 OR 2012. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT ANY MATERIAL CHANGES IN UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING AUTHORITY AND IS GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF FILING. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FORGIVENESS OF VENDOR PAYABLES 57,616. JULY COCKTAIL EVENT 80632 72610 8022 8022 JUNE COCKTAIL EVENT 26825 18406 8419 8419 3 54253 39408 14845 14845 161710 130424 31286 31286 31286 0 MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUDRA PARKER PRESIDENT AND CEO 184304 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20790 0 205094 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008. MEMBERS WILL REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOLLOWS THE POLICY STATED IN THE COMPENSATION POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 12/31/08. THE PERSON/POSITION IS REVIEWED FOR PERFORMANCE, THE COMPARABLE POSITION SALARIES ARE RESEARCHED, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AND THEN APPROVED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE MADE AVAILABLE. IF REQUESTED IN PERSON, A COPY IS PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY. IF THE REQUEST IS IN WRITING (LETTER OR EMAIL) A COPY IS PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FORGIVNESS OF VENDOR PAYABLES 57,616. FORM 990,PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED A COMMITTEE THAT HAS RESPONSIBLITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1: MISSION: THE ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OVER 30,000 SUPPORTERS DEDICATED TO THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF NANTUCKET SOUND. THE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2002 IN OPPOSITION TO THE CAPE WIND PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 25 SQUARE-MILE WIND ENERGY GENERATION PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND. THE PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT VENTURE WOULD CONSIST OF 130 WIND TURBINES, EACH 440 FEET TALL, SPANNING 25 SQUARE MILES OF NANTUCKET SOUND, AN AREA THE SIZE OF MANHATTAN. IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM HOLDING 40,000 GALLONS OF OIL ON HORSESHOE SHOAL IN THE CENTER OF NANTUCKET SOUND. THE ALLIANCE OPPOSES THE PLANNED WIND ENERGY PLANT IN NANTUCKET SOUND DUE TO ADVERSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS, AS WELL AS THE ABSENCE OF AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL AND STATE OCEAN ZONING PROCESS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME CAPE WIND WAS PROPOSED. THE RESULTING DEVELOPER DRIVEN SITE POSES NUMEROUS ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE PUBLIC. THE GOAL OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO STOP THE PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PLANT FROM BEING CONSTRUCTED IN NANTUCKET SOUND AND TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IN PERPETUITY. CAPE WIND THREATS: THE ALLIANCE OBJECTS TO THE PROPOSED CAPE WIND PROJECT BECAUSE IT WOULD: -INCREASE ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR BUSINESSES, TOWNS AND HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS; -RESULT IN A HIGH NET COST TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO INCREASED ELECTRICITY RATES, SUBSIDIES, TAX CREDITS, AND LOAN GUARANTEES; -CAUSE JOB LOSSES DUE TO INCREASED ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR BUSINESSES IN MA; -NEGATIVELY AFFECT TOURISM AND RELATED JOBS, AND DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES; -POSE SIGNIFICANT NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS; -POSE UNACCEPTABLE HAZARDS TO AVIATION SAFETY. -DESECRATE A NATIONAL TREASURE, SACRED TRIBAL LANDS, AND NUMEROUS HISTORIC PROPERTIES; -INTRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL, NOISE, AND LIGHT POLLUTION; -VIOLATE THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH USE OF PUBLIC LAND FOR PRIVATE GAIN; -THREATEN THE ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF ENDANGERED AVIAN AND MARINE SPECIES; -INTRODUCE THE CHANCE OF AN OIL SPILL FROM THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE PLATFORM; AND -DEVASTATE COMMERCIAL FISHING IN NANTUCKET SOUND. NANTUCKET SOUND NANTUCKET SOUND INCLUDES WATER AND SEABED BETWEEN CAPE COD, VINEYARD SOUND, AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET EXTENDING SEAWARD BEYOND MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET ISLANDS. NANTUCKET SOUND POSSESSES SIGNIFICANT MARINE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSITY OF ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. THE SOUND HAS PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR SEVERAL FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY VALUABLE FISHERIES. THE SOUND IS SITUATED AT A CONFLUENCE OF THE COLD LABRADOR CURRENTS AND THE WARM GULF STREAM. THIS CREATES A UNIQUE COASTAL HABITAT REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN RANGE FOR NORTHERN ATLANTIC SPECIES AND THE NORTHERN RANGE FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXTREME RICHNESS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CONTAINING HABITATS THAT RANGE FROM OPEN SEA TO SALT MARSHES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS MORE THAN A BODY OF WATER. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN, AN INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS, AND A SOURCE OF SOLACE, RELAXATION, AND RECREATION FOR THE MILLIONS THAT FLOCK TO ITS SHORES. THE LOCAL FERRY OPERATORS ALONE TRANSPORT OVER THREE MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR THROUGH NANTUCKET SOUND, AND 400,000 FLIGHTS PER YEAR TRAVERSE THE AIRSPACE OVER THE SOUND. IT IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS, AND A NATURAL TREASURE THAT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. NANTUCKET SOUND HAS LONG BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SANCTUARY DESIGNATION. PAST STUDIES SHOW IT POSSESSES THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WOULD JUSTIFY SUCH A DESIGNATION. -IN 1971, NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS (OUT TO 3 MILES) WERE DESIGNATED AS THE MASSACHUSETTS CAPE AND ISLAND OCEAN SANCTUARY UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW (MOSA). HOWEVER, FEDERAL WATERS, THE "HOLE IN THE DOUGHNUT" REMAINED UNPROTECTED. -IN 1980, THE COMMONWEALTH NOMINATED THE SOUND FOR DESIGNATION UNDER THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. -IN 1983, THE FEDERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY NOAAS SANCTUARY PROGRAM, DETERMINED NANTUCKET SOUND WAS WORTHY OF DESIGNATION. THE SOUND WAS LISTED ON THE SITE EVALUATION LIST (SEL) IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AS ONE OF 28 AREAS "FROM WHICH NOAA WILL SELECT SITES TO EVALUATE AS CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES." -IN JANUARY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOGNIZED THE UNIQUE HISTORIC AND TRIBAL ATTRIBUTES OF NANTUCKET SOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE SOUND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OCEAN ZONING AND SANCTUARY STATUS SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2002, THE ALLIANCE HAS BEEN CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY TO BALANCE THE PROTECTION OF COASTAL RESOURCES WITH COMPETING DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS. GIVEN THE EMERGENCE OF NEW USES FOR OUR WATERS, SUCH POLICY IS CRITICAL TO BOTH ENSURE THAT OUR WATERS ARE PROTECTED AND HELP EXPEDITE APPROPRIATELY SITED DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE OCEAN ZONING EFFORTS UNDERWAY AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY WOULD AVOID PIECEMEAL DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTED DECISION MAKING AND THE CONTROVERSY THAT HAS SURROUNDED CAPE WIND. THE POLICY SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN IDENTIFYING SITES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND AREAS LIKE NANTUCKET SOUND THAT SHOULD BE PROTECTED. IDEALLY, ALL OF NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS AND FEDERAL WATERS ALIKE WOULD BE PROTECTED UNDER SOME FORM OF SANCTUARY STATUS. FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1: AVIATION SAFETY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED THE PROPOSED CAPE WIND PROJECT AS A "PRESUMED HAZARD" TO AIR SAFETY DUE TO RADAR INTERFERENCE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS AND IMPACT ON LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHTS. AFTER TWO PREVIOUS DETERMINATIONS OF NO HAZARD, THE ALLIANCE, THE LOCAL AIRPORTS, PILOT ASSOCIATIONS, TOWNS, AND OTHERS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED A VARIETY OF SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING RADAR INTERFERENCE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ENCOURAGING THE FAA TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EFFECTS OF THIS PROJECT. RADAR INTERFERENCE IS A PROBLEM NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY; A NUMBER OF PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF RADAR INTERFERENCE. THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN NANTUCKET SOUND IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THREE AIRPORTS MAKES IT A PARTICULARLY SERIOUS ISSUE. ULTIMATELY, SHORTLY AFTER THE RECORD OF DECISION WAS ISSUED IN APRIL OF 2010, THE FAA ISSUED CAPE WIND A FINAL DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD. IN OCTOBER OF 2010, THE ALLIANCE AND THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES THE BARNSTABLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EACH FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST THE FAA FOR ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD. IN A MAJOR VICTORY, ON OCTOBER 28, 2011 THE US COURT OF APPEALS IN WASHINGTON DC REVOKED THE 2010 NO HAZARD DETERMINATION BY THE FAA AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAA FAILED TO CONSIDER THE VERY REAL DANGERS AND RISKS TO THE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY OF THE 400,000 FLIGHTS THAT TRANSIT NANTUCKET SOUND EACH YEAR. IN 2012, THE FAA ONCE AGAIN ISSUED ANOTHER NO HAZARD DETERMINATION WHICH WAS AGAIN APPEALED BY THE ALLIANCE AND THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE. IN THIS SECOND APPEAL, THE COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF THE FAA BASED LARGELY ON CLAIMS THAT A TECHNICAL FIX HAS RESOLVED THE RADAR INTERFERENCE ISSUE. BASED ON INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT RADAR INTERFERENCE PERSISTED DESPITE THE RADAR UPGRADE, THE ALLIANCE SOUGHT DOCUMENTS FROM THE FAA UNDER A FOIA REQUEST INCLUDING RADAR ANOMALY REPORTS RELATED TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TECHNICAL FIX. TRIBAL AND HISTORIC IMPACTS UNDER SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (DOI) IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO CONSULT WITH THE LOCAL TRIBES, AS WELL AS THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION (MHC) AND OTHERS, TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS CAPE WIND WOULD POSE TO TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE ON CAPE COD AND THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD/ AQUINNAH ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT ONLY DESECRATE SACRED LAND, BUT ALSO HARM THEIR TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES. IN THEIR VOCAL OPPOSITION TO CAPE WIND, THESE TRIBES HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES EASTERN TRIBES (USET), A GROUP OF 25 FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBES. WAMPANOAG MEANS "PEOPLE OF THE FIRST LIGHT" AND AS SUCH, AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE SUN OVER NANTUCKET SOUND IS INTEGRAL TO THEIR WAY OF LIFE AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES. THE TRIBES HAVE REPEATEDLY STATED THAT CAPE WIND'S EFFECTS ON TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES WOULD BE PROFOUND AND CANNOT BE MITIGATED - EXCEPT BY RELOCATING THE PROJECT TO ANOTHER SITE. DOI ITSELF HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ONLY EFFECTIVE MITIGATION TO THE IMPACTS ON TRIBAL CEREMONIAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IS RELOCATION. THE MHC, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND OTHER HISTORIC GROUPS HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON TRIBAL AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES DURING THE SECTION 106 PROCESS. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER DETERMINED THAT NANTUCKET SOUND WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. IN EARLY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCURRED WITH THE MA HISTORIC COMMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT NANTUCKET SOUND WAS IN FACT ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. ALTERNATIVES THE ALLIANCE HAS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IN APPROPRIATELY SITED LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN DEEPER WATERS. SINCE CAPE WIND WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 2001, NUMEROUS OTHER OFFSHORE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED, AND DOI HAS LEASED LARGE AREAS FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT OFF THE COASTS OF MA, RI, AND OTHER STATES THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID-ATLANTIC. BETTER ALTERNATIVES TO CAPE WIND WOULD ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY WITHOUT SACRIFICING A NATIONAL TREASURE LIKE NANTUCKET SOUND. NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS HAVE SUPPORTED SOUTH OF TUCKERNUCK ISLAND AS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD POSE FEWER CONFLICTS AND WHICH WAS ALREADY EVALUATED BY INTERIOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CAPE WIND IN ITS REVIEW UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. IN ADDITION, THE LEASING OF BLOCKS OUTSIDE OF NANTUCKET SOUND BY INTERIOR CLEARLY SHOWS THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVE SITES THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONES THAT WOULD POSE FEWER PUBLIC INTEREST CONFLICTS AS THE RESULT OF MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING. ADVOCATES FOR NANTUCKET SOUND C/O ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET S HYANNIS MA 02601 205135379 LOBBYING MA 501(C)(4) ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0