1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/26/2014 12:22pm
A bill for an act
relating to energy; modifying permissible administrative expenses for
disbursement of supplemental low-income home energy assistance; appropriating
money for the weatherization assistance program; amending Laws 2014, chapter
145, section 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Laws 2014, chapter 145, section 1, is amended to read:
(a) $20,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 from the general fund to the
commissioner of commerce for the purpose of providing additional heating assistance
through the low-income home energy assistance program under United States Code, title
42, sections 8621 to 8630, and Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.02, subdivision 1. No
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(b) The funding provided in this section shall supplement, and not replace, any
federal or other funding existing or otherwise available for heating assistance in Minnesota.
(c) The commissioner shall disburse the funds provided in this section in a manner
consistent with the requirements of the federal low-income home energy assistance
program under United States Code, title 42, sections 8621 to 8630.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Any unspent balance available on June 30, 2014, from the appropriation made to the
commissioner of commerce in Laws 2014, chapter 145, section 1, may be used by the
commissioner of commerce for the purposes of the weatherization assistance program.
The unencumbered balance in fiscal year 2015 does not cancel but is available for fiscal
year 2016.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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