§6283 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

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At a State chief executive officer's request, the Secretary must give information, technical help, and money to set up summer fill and fuel-budget programs. The help is to teach people to fill propane, kerosene, and heating oil tanks in the summer and to promote payment plans: budget contracts (spread heating costs evenly), fixed-price contracts (one set price), price cap contracts (market price up to a stated maximum), and similar arrangements. The Secretary should favor States that add public funds or use private funds. Congress authorized $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as are necessary for later years.

Title 42, §6283

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(a)In this section:

(1)The term “budget contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the heating expenses of the consumer are spread evenly over a period of months.

(2)The term “fixed-price contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer a set price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil without regard to market price fluctuations.

(3)The term “price cap contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer the market price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil, but the cost of the propane, kerosene, or heating oil may exceed a maximum amount stated in the contract.

(b)At the request of the chief executive officer of a State, the Secretary shall provide information, technical assistance, and funding—

(1)to develop education and outreach programs to encourage consumers to fill their storage facilities for propane, kerosene, and heating oil during the summer months; and

(2)to promote the use of budget contracts, price cap contracts, fixed-price contracts, and other advantageous financial arrangements,

(c)In implementing this section, the Secretary shall give preference to States that contribute public funds or leverage private funds to develop State summer fill and fuel budgeting programs.

(d)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—

(1)$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

(2)such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.

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2005—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–58 struck out heading and text of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “section 6285 of this title does not apply to this section.”

§6283 Summer fill and fuel budgeting programs

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Title 42, §6283

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