Amendment #519 to H3400

Fuel Assistance Forward Funding

[Sponsors] Mr. Keenan of Salem, Mr. Madden of Nantucket, Ms. Fox of Boston, Mr. Murphy of Weymouth, Ms. Atkins of Concord, Ms. Provost of Somerville, Mr. Hecht of Watertown, Mr. Timilty of Milton, and Mr. Devers of Lawrence move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after Line Item # 7004-0108 the following Item:

7004-1000  For the purposes of providing advanced funding no later than 30 days after the start of the fiscal year to community based nonprofit organizations and other entities that administer the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program described in item 7004-2003 to allow said organizations and entities to begin start up operations of the federal Low Income Home energy Assistance program described in item 7004-2033;

provided, that the department and said organizations and entities may expend a portion of these funds for reasonable administrative costs consistent with the current or prior year’s state plan submitted by the department of housing and community development in accordance with the federal program;

provided further that, the department and said organizations and entities may, after November 1, expend a portion of these funds to assist low-income elders, working families and other households with the purchase of heating oil, propane and natural gas and electricity and other primary or secondary heating sources;

provided further that, said advanced funding be subject to reimbursement by funds described in item 7004-2033….$10,000,000.