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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-36. ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS |
Section 20-3699. DEFINITIONS
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3699.1When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Applicant – the individual who is applying for energy assistance for his or her own needs or the needs of those in the household.
Benefit matrix – the grid that displays eligible regular benefit amounts as determined by fuel type, household size, income level, and other factors identified in the State Plan.
Emergency benefit – a payment of a benefit based on the determination that a household has been disconnected from energy service or the household’s home heating oil is at five percent (5%) or less of capacity.
Day – a calendar day, unless stated otherwise.
Department – the Department of Energy and Environment.
District – the District of Columbia.
Household – an individual or group of individuals who are living together as one (1) economic unit for whom residential energy is customarily purchased in common or who make undesignated payments for energy in the form of rent, in accordance with Section 8622(5) of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 894; 42 U.S.C. § 8622(5)).
LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Program – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Program benefit – a Regular benefit or an Emergency benefit.
Publish – present to the public, including by making a printed copy available for examination or distribution, printing in a newspaper or magazine, distributing by e-mail, or posting on a website.
Regular benefit – a payment of a benefit based on a determination that the eligible household qualifies for a benefit using the criteria and algorithm of the LIHEAP benefits matrix excluding any benefits paid pursuant to the LIHEAP Heat and Eat program as authorized by Section 5083 of the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Act of 2009, effective March 3, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-111; D.C. Official Code § 4–261.03).
State Plan – the application that is submitted annually to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as required under federal law for the receipt and use of federal LIHEAP funds.
Written – "In writing", “writing”, or "written", denotes a tangible or electronic record of a communication or representation, including handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostat, fax, photography, word processing computer output, and e-mail. A "signed" writing includes an electronic symbol or process attached to, or logically associated with, a writing, and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the writing.