2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 42 - WELFARE
CHAPTER 2 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
ARTICLE 5 - ENERGY ASSISTANCE
42-2-501. Low income home energy assistance program; funding.

42-2-501. Low income home energy assistance program; funding.

(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(v) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 183, 1.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 greater 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 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.