Section 400.1209 - Enrollment in program; conditions; automatic reenrollment. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN LOW INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE AND SHUT-OFF PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 34 of 1984

400.1209 Enrollment in program; conditions; automatic reenrollment.

Sec. 9.

(1) An assisted household may enroll in the program by meeting all of the following conditions:

(a) Agreeing to participate in the weatherization program and accept weatherization measures designated by the department.

(b) Paying to heating fuel providers, or agreeing to permit the department to pay directly to heating fuel providers on behalf of the household, the household's monthly heating allowance and supplemental payments, if any. As used in this subdivision, “heating fuel provider” means any individual or entity which provides an assisted household with energy primarily for heating purposes.

(c) Establishing terms and maintaining payments with the provider for preenrollment arrearage, if any, pursuant to section 12.

(2) An assisted household which is enrolled under subsection (1), which is eligible for shut-off protection, and which elects under subsection (1)(b) to have its monthly heating bills paid directly to a provider utility on its behalf shall be automatically reenrolled in each subsequent program year unless the household discontinues its participation in the program.

History: 1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984