Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 4/17/2013
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 11 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 11, AS AMENDED, with 
3reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 2, as 
4follows:


5by replacing line 8 on page 1 through line 6 on page 2 with the 
6following:
7"utilities shall give notice and shall supply information 
8accessible by the internet about any program a public utility 
9is currently offering to residential customers experiencing 
10difficulty in paying utility bills due to financial hardship. 
11If a residential customer contacts a public utility concerning 
12the customer's financial hardship and inability to pay utility 
13bills for winter energy services, then the public utility shall 
14refer the customer to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
15Program managed by the Department of Commerce and Economic 
16Opportunity. When making a referral, the public utility shall 
17inform the customer that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance 
 
 
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1Program is designed to assist income-eligible households with 
2winter energy services through payment in the form of a grant 
3for assistance made on behalf of the customer to the utilities. 
4Each public utility shall post information concerning the Low 
5Income Home Energy Assistance Program on its website and the 
6information shall also be made available upon a customer's 
7request.".