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HOUSE BILL NO. 747 Offered January 9, 2002 Prefiled January 9, 2002 A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.1-339 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Home Energy Assistance Program. ---------- Patrons-- Plum, Almand, Jones, J.C. and Parrish; Senator: Saslaw ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 63.1-339 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 63.1-339. Home Energy Assistance Program established.

A. The Department shall establish and operate the Home Energy Assistance Program. In administering the Program, it shall be the responsibility of the Department to:

1. Administer distributions from the Fund;

2. Coordinate the activities of the Department, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, and other agencies of the Commonwealth, as well as any nonstate programs that elect to participate, that are directed at alleviating the seasonal residential energy needs of low-income Virginians, including needs for weatherization assistance services;

3. Provide a clearinghouse for information exchange regarding such residential energy needs for low-income Virginians, which clearinghouse shall provide information regarding the extent to which the Commonwealth's efforts in assisting low-income Virginians are adequate, are cost-effective and are not duplicative of similar services provided by utility service providers, charitable organizations, and local governments;

4. Collect and analyze data regarding the amounts of energy assistance provided, categorized by fuel type, and the extent to which there is unmet need for energy assistance in the Commonwealth;

5. Track recipients of low-income energy assistance throughout the Commonwealth, based on data provided by program administrators;

6. Develop and maintain a statewide list of available private and governmental resources for low-income Virginians in need of energy assistance; and

27. Report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on or before October 1 of each year on the effectiveness of low-income energy assistance programs in meeting the needs of low-income Virginians.

B. The Department is authorized to assume responsibility for administering all or any portion of any private, voluntary low-income energy assistance program upon the application of the administrator thereof, on such terms as the Department and such administrator shall agree and in accordance with applicable law and regulations. If the Department assumes administrative responsibility for administering such a voluntary program, it is authorized to receive funds collected through such voluntary program and distribute them through the Fund.