C.M.R. 65, 407, ch. 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN

  1. § 407-314-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
  2. § 407-314-2 - PURPOSE OF THE STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN AND LIAPs
  3. § 407-314-3 - CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LIAPS
  4. § 407-314-4 - REQUIRED DESIGN FEATURES OF A LIAP
  5. § 407-314-5 - STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN FUNDING
  6. § 407-314-6 - STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN AND LIAP ADMINISTRATION: ROLE OF THE MSHA AND THE DHHS
  7. § 407-314-7 - OBLIGATIONS OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES
  8. § 407-314-8 - WAIVER

SUMMARY: This Chapter establishes the standard design, as well as the administration and funding criteria for a Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan to assist qualified low-income customers pay their electric bills. This Chapter mandates the creation of a Low-Income Assistance Program (LIAP) for transmission and distribution utilities that do not currently have them and the continuation of existing LIAPs. This Chapter creates a central fund to finance the statewide plan and apportions the fund to transmission and distribution utilities based on the percentage of LIAP eligible persons residing in their respective service territories. The Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) will administer the statewide plan and the individual LIAPs and the Department of Human and Health Services (DHHS) will provide notification of eligibility for the LIAP to participants of DHHS administered means-tested programs who are at or below 75% of the federal poverty guidelines.

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C.M.R. 65, 407, ch. 314
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General August 7, 2001. It was filed with the Secretary of State on August 9, 2001 and became effective on August 14, 2001 (filing 2001-357).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General on March 27, 2006. It was filed with the Secretary of State on March 28, 2006 and became effective April 2, 2006 (filing 2006-132).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General on September 25, 2007. It was filed with the Secretary of State on September 25, 2007, and became effective on October 1, 2007 (filing 2007-417).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General on July 25, 2013. It was filed with the Secretary of State on July 26, 2013, and became effective on July 31, 2013 (filing 2013-181).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General on July 19, 2017. It was filed with the Secretary of State on July 20, 2017, and became effective on July 25, 2017 (filing 2017-110).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule was approved as to the form and legality by the Attorney General on May 23, 2022. It was filed with the Secretary of State on May 23, 2022 and became effective on 5/28/2022( filing 2022- 095).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY : 35-A M.R.S. §§ 104, 111, 704 , 1308 and 3214

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