Section 20-3601. LIHEAP - GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

3601.1Sections 3601 through 3620 and the applicable definitions in § 3699 provide the purposes, process, eligibility criteria, benefit and payment guidance, and appeal procedures for the Department’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Program).

 

3601.2The Department may execute contracts, grants, and agreements as necessary to carry out the Program.

 

3601.3The Department’s application and use of LIHEAP funds shall adhere to the requirements of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.).

 

3601.4Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean that a benefit provided through this Program is an entitlement, continuing or otherwise.

 

3601.5Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to mean that an energy assistance benefit is a grant subject to 1 DCMR §§ 5000 et seq. or the City-Wide Grants Manual and Sourcebook, and neither a notice to a person of a determination that is made pursuant to this chapter, nor the determination itself, shall be governed by their provisions. 

 

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the District of Columbia Office of Energy Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-132; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-171.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13408 (October 28, 2016).