Federal lawmakers said they fear a cash-strapped Coast Guard lacks the resources to protect a growing list of liquefied natural gas facilities nationwide, including a proposed terminal on Baltimore?s Sparrows Point peninsula.

Electedofficials met at a House Coast Guard subcommittee hearing in Baltimore on Monday to discuss the agency?s ability to handle security on a growing roster of LNG terminals nationwide despite an $8 billion deficit. The Coast Guard already enforces security buffer zones, conducts on-board sweeps and provides armed escorts for five terminals operating in the United States.

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