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(2) if the commissioner reasonably determines that the total of appropriations from all sources during the fiscal year may exceed the amount required to fully fund all applications for assistance for Alaska affordable heating payments, the commissioner may expend the amount of excess money, not to exceed the total amount of the appropriations, to carry out the purpose of AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626; under the authority of this paragraph, the commissioner shall distribute the estimated excess money pro rata among individuals receiving assistance under this section without regard to the limitations set out in the dollar value of the point formula expressed in (c) (1) — (4) of this section. Sec. 47.25.624. Appeal rights. Except as provided in AS 47.25.626(e), an individual who receives a determination from the department that denies, limits, or modifies home heating payments under AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626, other than a determination based on insufficient funding of the program, may request a hearing before the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) under regulations adopted by the department. Sec. 47.25.625. Ability to recover or recoup improper home heating assistance payments. An individual is liable to the department for the value of assistance improperly paid under AS 47.25.623 if the improper payment was based on inaccurate or incomplete information provided by the individual. In a civil action brought by the state to recover from the individual the value of the assistance improperly paid, the state may recover from the individual the costs of investigation and prosecution of the civil action, including attorney fees as determined under court rules. Sec. 47.25.626. Regional heating assistance program. (a) The Department of Health may develop a regional Alaska heating program for the administration of AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626 to provide home heating assistance in a uniform and cost-effective manner in a region of this state if an Alaska Native organization is authorized to implement a federally approved tribal family assistance plan that includes that region and has been awarded a tribal energy assistance grant for a program that includes that region under 42 U.S.C. 8623(d). (b) The department may award contracts to implement a program developed under (a) of this section. A contract authorized for delivery of home heating assistance under a regional Alaska heating program under this section is exempt from the competitive bid requirements of AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). Subject to appropriation, a contract under this section must be in an amount that represents a fair and equitable share of the money appropriated for the Alaska affordable heating program under AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626 to serve the state residents specified in (a) of this section. The authority provided under this section to contract is in addition to the authority to contract in AS 47.05.015 or other law. (c) The department may award a contract under this section only to an organization that (1) has been awarded a tribal energy assistance grant under 42 U.S.C. 8623(d) for a program that includes that region; (2) agrees to administer home heating assistance under AS 47.25.621 — 47.25.626 to state residents in the region; and (3) agrees to implement an appeals process as described in (e) of this section.