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House Journal: Page 1482: Tuesday, April 9, 1996

Appropriations Calendar
House File 2486, a bill for an act appropriating federal funds
made available from federal block grants and other federal
grants, allocating portions of federal block grants, and
providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than
anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than
anticipated, was taken up for consideration.
Sukup of Franklin offered amendment H-5742 filed by him as
follows:

H-5742

 1     Amend House File 2486 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 24, by inserting after line 3 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  LIHEAP FUNDING - DISCONNECTION
 5   PROHIBITION.  It is the intent of the general assembly
 6   that if the governor determines federal funds are
 7   insufficient to adequately provide for certification
 8   of eligibility for the low-income home energy
 9   assistance program by the community action agencies,
10   the Iowa utilities board shall issue an order
11   prohibiting disconnection of service from November 1
12   through April 1 by a regulated public utility
13   furnishing gas or electricity to households whose
14   income falls at or below one hundred fifty percent of
15   the federal poverty level as established by the United
16   States office of management and budget.  The board
17   shall promptly adopt rules in accordance with section
18   17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5, subsection 2,
19   paragraph "b", to implement this requirement,
20   including procedures for income verification by the
21   utilities or their agents."
22     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Sukup of Franklin offered the following amendment H-5887, to
amendment H-5742, filed by him and Brand from the floor and
moved its adoption:

H-5887

 1     Amend the amendment, H-5742, to House File 2486 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by striking lines 19 through 21 and
 4   inserting the following:  "paragraph "b", to implement
 5   this requirement.  The energy assistance bureau of the
 6   department of human rights, in consultation with the
 7   community action agencies, shall certify to the
 8   utilities, households that are eligible for moratorium
 9   protection utilizing the agency's existing electronic
10   database.""

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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