The California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research shall implement a revolving loan fund program to assist low-income fishing fleet operators reduce their energy costs and conserve fuel by providing low-interest loans to those operators.
Commercial FishingFuel Conservation Assistance Program
Section § 9100
The law requires the California Energy Extension Service to create a loan program that helps low-income fishing fleet operators save on energy costs. It does this by offering them low-interest loans specifically for reducing their fuel consumption.
revolving loan fund fishing fleet operators low-income assistance
Section § 9101
Starting January 1, 1994, and every two years after that, the California Energy Extension Service must report to the state Legislature about a loan program. This report needs to include details like the number and total amounts of loans made, how much has been repaid, and a comparison of the ethnic backgrounds of people receiving loans with those of low-income fishing fleet operators.
Commencing January 1, 1994, and thereafter biennially, the California Energy Extension Service of the Office of Planning and Research shall report to the Legislature on the status of the loan program, including the number and the amounts of loans made, the amount of loans repaid, and a comparison of the ethnic background of the loan recipients with the ethnic background of the low-income fishing fleet operators.
California Energy Extension Service Office of Planning and Research loan program
