Senate File 2070 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HATCH, SCHOENJAHN, WOOD,
                                           DEARDEN, SENG, STEWART,
                                           DOTZLER, RAGAN, LUNDBY,
                                           BOLKCOM, DANIELSON, SHULL,
                                           and MULDER


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing a supplemental appropriation for the low=income
  2    home energy assistance program, and including an effective
  3    date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5854SS 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION == LOW=INCOME HOME
  1  2 ENERGY ASSISTANCE.  There is appropriated from the general
  1  3 fund of the state to the division of community action agencies
  1  4 of the department of human rights for the fiscal year
  1  5 beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006, the
  1  6 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  1  7 used for the following purpose:
  1  8    For supplementation of the low=income home energy
  1  9 assistance appropriation made in 2005 Iowa Acts, chapter 164,
  1 10 section 10, to be used to help eligible households meet home
  1 11 energy costs in accordance with 2005 Iowa Acts, chapter 164,
  1 12 section 10, subsection 4, and none of the following amount
  1 13 shall be used for administrative expenses:
  1 14 ................................................. $  6,000,000
  1 15    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 16 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill relates to the provision of energy assistance.
  1 19 The bill provides for a supplementary appropriation to the
  1 20 low=income home energy assistance program administered by the
  1 21 division of community action agencies of the department of
  1 22 human rights for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, in
  1 23 the amount of $6,000,000.  The supplementary appropriation is
  1 24 for energy cost assistance and not for administrative
  1 25 expenses.
  1 26    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 27 LSB 5854SS 81
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