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HB0105 • 2006

Low income energy assistance program.

AN ACT relating to low income energy assistance; specifying eligibility; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Energy
Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Reese
Last action
2006-03-11
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2006-03-11 House

    H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)

  2. 2006-02-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2006-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2006-02-06 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0242

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0105

Low income energy assistance program.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Reese
and Senator(s) Sessions

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to low income energy assistance; specifying eligibility; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

Appropriation.

(a)

There is appropriated from the general fund to the department of family services five million five hundred thirty
‑
eight thousand dollars ($5,538,000.00) for the low income energy assistance program. This appropriation shall be used to fund this program at a level of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level. All available federal funds allocated for the program shall be expended first. After all federal funds have been expended, the department may expend the appropriation from the state general fund to the extent necessary to provide the assistance authorized by this act. Any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining on June 30, 2008 shall revert to the budget reserve account.

(b)

The department of family services shall include a request for funds in the 2009-2010 standard budget request to continue with funding for the low income energy assistance program at a level of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

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