Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The eligibility of applicants for economic
assistance under
R.S.
56:13.1, Commercial Fisherman's Assistance
Program, shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:
1. the applicant shall have purchased a
saltwater gill net license in at least two of the years 1993, 1994 and 1995;
and
2. the applicant shall have
derived more than 50 percent of his earned income from the legal capture and
sale of seafood species in at least two of the years 1993, 1994 and 1995;
and
3. the applicant shall have
suffered a loss of income due to the enactment of the Louisiana Marine
Resources Conservation Act of 1995; and
4. applicant must have been a bona fide
resident of Louisiana on June 30, 1995 and must provide proof of such as
defined under
R.S.
56:8(12)(a); and
5. the applicant must have submitted his/her
application not later than October 1, 1998.
B. Proof of such income for any of the years
1993, 1994 and 1995 shall be provided by applicant using any of the methods
listed below.
1. Method 1. Applicant shall
submit to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Licensing Section) a copy
of his federal income tax return including all attachments (i.e., Schedule C of
Federal Form 1040, Form W-2, etc.), which has been certified by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS).
2. Method 2.
Applicant shall submit to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Licensing
Section) a copy of his federal income tax return including all attachments
(i.e., Schedule C of Federal Form 1040, Form W-2, etc.), which has been filed
and stamped "received" at a local IRS office accompanied with a signed cover
letter acknowledging receipt by the IRS.
3. Method 3. Applicant shall submit to the
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Licensing Section) a signed copy of his
federal tax return including all attachments (i.e., Schedule C of Federal Form
1040, Form W-2, etc.), along with IRS stamped transcripts and IRS signed cover
letter. Transcripts are available at local IRS offices.
C. The Socioeconomic Section of the
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of Management and Finance will
review the submitted tax return information and determine applicants income
eligibility as defined by
R.S.
56:13.1(B)(1). Proof of loss
of income by the applicant shall be provided in the form of federal tax returns
as specified in
§101.
B and determined by using the method below.
1. Proof of income loss will be determined by
comparing the applicants average earned income from the legal capture and sale
of seafood species for two of the years 1993, 1994 and 1995 and the earned
income for tax years 1996 or 1997 as reported on their federal income tax
returns. Proof of such income shall be provided by the applicant using any of
the methods listed in
§101
B
2. The criteria for providing
economic assistance shall be determined by the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries, and shall be based on an individual's loss of income due to the
enactment of the Louisiana Marine Resources Conservation Act of 1995.
D. Applicants who receive economic
assistance under the Commercial Fisherman's Assistance Program (R.S.
56:13.1) shall be disqualified from receiving
any mullet license permit pursuant to
R.S.
56:333.
E. The Department of Labor will provide to
the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Licensing Section a quarterly status
report containing the name, address, Social Security number, type of training
with beginning date and estimated ending date, the anticipated cost and actual
cost as incurred, for each fisherman receiving economic assistance under the
Commercial Fisherman's Assistance Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
56:13.1(D).
