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2020 09/13/18 5 Weatherization shall be administered by the Office of Community Services (OCS) Weatherization Program (WAP).

The Department shall carry over to the following federal fiscal year one percent of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance funds allocated to the State each federal fiscal year for the purpose of providing utility payments on behalf of the eligible households whose payments are not issued in the current fiscal year.

The Department shall reserve an amount, not to exceed ten per cent of the funds each federal fiscal year, for administration of the program. Any costs exceeding the ten per cent shall be paid from non-federal sources under this title Section 2605(b)(9)(B).

In no event shall the issuance of Energy Credits and Energy Crisis Intervention assistance payments combined with funds held over the following year and administrative costs result in expenditure of funds greater than the amount allocated to the State for the program in any federal fiscal year. In no event shall the Department accept applications for the program assistance to households in any federal fiscal year in which the State does not receive federal allocation for the program.

2. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

2.1 Residence/Service Address

• All applicants shall be a resident of the State. A resident is defined as living in the State with the purpose of making the individual’s home in the State and not here for a temporary purpose. • All applicants must have a place of residence with an active utility account. • The service address of utility account shall be the same as the residence address. • The applicant or a household member must be responsible for paying the utility bill to the utility company.

2.2 Citizenship Requirements

All eligible household members must be:

• A Citizen of the United States which includes the fifty states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Nationals from American Samoa and Swain’s Island; or