APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 23, 2023 74
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 388 - L.D. 611
Resolve, Establishing a Working Group to Maximize Eligibility for Energy
Efficiency Programs for Low-income Homeowners
Sec. 1. Maine State Housing Authority to convene a working group to
maximize eligibility for energy efficiency programs for low-income
homeowners. Resolved: That the Maine State Housing Authority shall convene a
working group to design a program that will provide financial assistance to low-income
homeowners for weatherization and other repairs needed to meet the eligibility
requirements for home energy assistance programs. The working group must include input
from community action agencies as designated under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22,
section 5324, the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, one or more professional
contractors who make weatherization repairs and other entities as considered appropriate
by the Maine State Housing Authority.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That by December 1, 2023, the working group under
section 1 shall submit a report to the Joint Select Committee on Housing proposing a
program to provide financial assistance to low-income homeowners for weatherization and
other repairs needed to meet eligibility requirements for home energy assistance programs.
When developing the proposal for a program, the working group must ensure that it
includes a provision to evaluate if the amount of financial assistance necessary for
weatherization or repair is reasonable relative to the anticipated benefit from the home
energy assistance program and if the overall suitability of the home makes the
weatherization or repair a worthwhile investment. The proposal must be designed to serve
residential housing units with household incomes up to 100% of the area median income
and serve as a complement to, not a substitute for, weatherization assistance paid for using
federal funds, including the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund within the Maine State
Housing Authority.
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