§ 42-2-501 — Low income home energy assistance and weatherization program; funding

Wyoming § 42-2-501

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 42: Welfare
• Ch. 2: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
• Art. 5: ENERGY ASSISTANCE

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(a) The department shall administer a low income home
energy assistance program in accordance with federal P.L. 97-35,
as amended. The department shall submit and keep current a
state plan and shall administer the program in accordance with
the state plan and this section.
(b) The program shall provide energy assistance to
eligible households as provided in this section. Energy
assistance shall include those uses of federal funds authorized
under P.L. 97-35, as amended. To the extent permitted by
federal law the state plan shall provide that of the authorized
uses not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the available
funding for the program shall be used for weatherization
assistance. Weatherization assistance shall include the
following for residential dwellings only:
(i) Weatherization needs assessments and audits;
(ii) Caulking, insulation, storm window and similar
improvements to reduce energy use;
(iii) Furnace and heating system modifications and
repairs;
(iv) Furnace replacement;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 183, § 1.
(vi) Repair or replacement of water heaters and
heating systems for portions of a dwelling;
(vii) Other measures as determined by the department
to be necessary to ensure a safe, well-weatherized dwelling.
(c) In addition to categorically eligible individuals
authorized under P.L. 97-35, as amended, the state plan shall
provide eligibility for those households with incomes which do
not exceed the lesser of:
(i) An amount equal to two hundred fifteen percent
(215%) of the federal poverty level for Wyoming; or
(ii) An amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the
state median household income.
(d) The department may modify the state plan as necessary:
(i) To meet federal requirements not to exclude
households with lesser incomes than the amounts specified in
subsection (c) of this section; and
(ii) To exclude households from receiving federal
funds if the household income limitation provided in this
section would violate federal restrictions.
(e) The maximum assistance provided to any household under
the program in any state fiscal year shall not exceed the
federal department of energy maximum annual unit average as
calculated and authorized under P.L. 106-469, as amended.
(f) The department may adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to implement this section.