House Journal: Page 1041: Monday, April 2, 2001
42 (4) If the notice of pending disconnection of
43 service applies to a residence, the written statement
44 shall advise that the disconnection does not apply
45 from November 1 through April June 1 for a resident
46 who is a "head of household", as defined by law, and
47 who has been certified to the public utility by the
48 local agency which is administering the low income
49 home energy assistance program and weatherization
50 assistance program as being eligible for either the
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1 low income home energy assistance program or
2 weatherization assistance program, and that if such a
3 resident resides within the serviced residence, the
4 customer should promptly have the qualifying resident
5 notify the local agency which is administering the low
6 income home energy assistance program and
7 weatherization assistance program if the customer
8 meets the conditions described in subsection 3,
9 paragraph "a", subparagraph (1) or (2).
10 c. The board shall establish rules requiring that
11 the written notice contain additional information as
12 it deems necessary and appropriate.
13 3. The board shall establish rules which shall be
14 uniform with respect to all public utilities
15 furnishing gas or electricity relating to
16 disconnection of service.
17 PARAGRAPH DIVIDED. This subsection section applies
18 both to regulated utilities and to municipally owned
19 utilities and unincorporated villages which that own
20 their own distribution systems, and violations of this
21 subsection subject the utilities to civil penalties
22 under section 476.51.
23 a qualified applicant for the low income home
24 energy assistance program or the weatherization
25 assistance program who is also a "head of household",
26 as defined in section 422.4, subsection 7, shall be
27 promptly certified by the local agency administering
28 the applicant's program to the applicant's public
29 utility that the resident is a "head of household" as
30 defined in section 422.4, subsection 7, and is
31 qualified for the low income home energy assistance
32 program or weatherization assistance program.
33 Notwithstanding subsection 1, a
34 a. a public utility furnishing gas or electricity
35 shall not disconnect service from November 1 through
36 April June 1 to a residence which has a resident that
37 has been certified under this paragraph., provided
38 that one of the following conditions is satisfied:
39 (1) The customer currently is, or has been, a
40 participant in any state or federal assistance program
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